HSE Health and Wellbeing
On June 10th & 11th, a delegation from Türkiye visited Ireland for a 2 day site visit to hear and learn about our experience in Ireland of Tobacco control legislation, Tobacco control monitoring by Environmental Health Services, delivery of stop smoking care, and implementation of tobacco free environments. The delegation included the Junior Minister of […]
Three new HSE easy read booklets are now available to support people with intellectual disabilities and people with low literacy who want to quit smoking. Developed by the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme in partnership with the HSE National Disability Team, the booklets use clear language, supportive images and a step‑by‑step approach to make information […]
HSE services are invited to apply for the Tobacco Free Campus (TFC) Quality Improvement Bursary 2026–2027, a funded initiative designed to strengthen tobacco-free environments across healthcare settings. Open to acute, primary care, mental health, disability, and older persons services, the bursary supports teams to enhance implementation of Tobacco Free Campus policies while delivering practical, locally […]
Mentorship is an important part of the development of skills within health service staff and contributes directly to maintaining and elevating Quality Assurance standards and ultimately improving client outcomes. Over the past 12 months, the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland programme has been collaborating with the Leadership, Learning and Talent Management service (LLTM) to develop mentorship […]
Let’s Talk Dementia Webinar Join our upcoming webinar with Dr Seán O’Dowd, Consultant Neurologist, Tallaght University Hospital; and Clinical Lead, National Dementia Services, along with an expert panel to the ‘Let’s Talk Dementia’ webinar on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 (11.00am – 12.15pm). The expert panel will explore dementia and its various types, the vital role […]