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Minister for Health, Simon Harris, launched a new model for developing advanced nursing and midwifery practice with the publication of the policy document - 'A Policy on the Development of Graduate to Advanced Nursing and Midwifery Practice'. Pictured at the launch in the Department of Health are: Dr Gobnait Byrne, Dr Louise Daly, Aine Lynch, Sandra McCarthy and Sharon Slattery who were delighted to be in attendance alongside colleagues from St. James's Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital and Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.

'The introduction of the Early Warning Score in the Emergency Department: A retrospective cohort study' - this paper by Catherine McCabe, Margaurita O'Brien and Mary Quirke is a great example of the collaborations that exist between the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI) and Tallaght University Hospital (TUH). The purpose of the paper is to determine the effect of the Early Warning Score (EWS) and Manchester Triage System (MTS) on accuracy of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) and Emergency Department (ED) waiting times. Read the full article (see link in title).

Introducing the new nursing collaborative research initiative between St. Patrick's Mental Health Services and the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation. The first Steering Committee Meeting took place on Wednesday 26th June. Pictured at that are: Director of Nursing, John Creedon, Nurse Practice Coordinator Shane Kirwan and TCPHI representatives, Dr Gráinne Donohue, Dr Gobnait Byrne and Dr Brian Keogh.

If you are a Registered Nurse working with children and young people with mental health problems in acute and community settings, researchers are interested in your views.

The World Café Event took place on Wednesday 5th June 2019. Its aim was to assist the Public Health Nurse to identify their research and innovation priorities. Participants worked in groups to identify research and innovation ideas in relation to child health, older people's health and other specific population groups. They then presented their Top 5 priority ideas identified for each of these fields.