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Mayo University Hospital launch ‘Butterfly Scheme’ to enhance quality of dementia care

Mayo University Hospital in collaboration with the founder of the Butterfly Scheme, Barbara Hodkinson, officially launched the ‘Butterfly Scheme’ in Mayo University Hospital today, Tuesday, 04 September.  The Butterfly Scheme allows people with temporary confusion, memory loss and dementia to make this fact clear to hospital staff and provides staff with practical training to offer a simple, five-point, targeted response to meet their needs.

MUH hold nicotine replacement therapy day for staff

MUH hold nicotine replacement therapy day for staff

Mayo University Hospital Healthy Ireland team recently held a nicotine replacement therapy day for staff. The intention was to help clinical staff with more information about prescribing and encourage more nurse leaders to become even more involved in directing patients towards options to become healthier.

Donation to MUH Special Care Baby Unit

Donation to MUH Special Care Baby Unit

Pictured in Mayo University Hospital, Darragh McAndrew O’Connor, making a presentation of a cheque on behalf of his parents, Carmel and Nathan, from Belmullet.  Darragh spent some time in the Special Care Baby Unit seven years ago and his grateful parents wanted to make a donation as a thank you to the hospital. Front l-r; Sophie O’Connor, Carmel McAndrew, Joan Falsey, Clinical Nurse Manager, Darragh O’Connor.