School of Nursing & Midwifery Annual Report 2018

HealthCare Experience, Engagement and Reform

Selected References:

Cornally, N., Cagney, O., Burton, A., Coffey, A., Dalton, C., Hartigan, I., Harrison, J., Murphy, M. Nuzum, D., Pennisi, Y., Savage, E., Sweeney, C., Timmons, S., Leahy Warren, P., & Fitzgerald, S. (2019). Evaluation of the Irish Hospice Design and Dignity Programme. Irish Hospice Foundation. Health Service Executive: Dublin. https://hospicefoundation.ie/wp- content/uploads/2019/03/DD_Evaluation_Report_Final_2019.pdf Cornally, N., Cagney, O., Burton, A., Coffey, A., Dalton, C., Hartigan, I., Harrison, J., Murphy, M. Nuzum, D., Pennisi, Y., Savage, E., Sweeney, C., Timmons, S., Leahy Warren, P., & Fitzgerald, S. (2019). Evaluation of the Irish Hospice Design and Dignity Programme (2018). Oral Presentation. 18th Annual Nursing and Midwifery Conference, UCC. News Release: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/report-finds- family-rooms-should-be-the-norm-in-all-new-hospital-builds-913406. html

Pictured above: Olivia Cagney, Nicola Cornally, Serena FitzGerald.

Design and dignity facilities should be the norm, not a luxury. Such facilities should be included in the planning of all new builds, closely involving architects with an interest in this field from the outset. Establishment of multi- disciplinary end-of-life care committees, as well as the development and implementation of staff education programmes on the use of these facilities is a key requirement in acute hospital settings.

HIGHLIGHTS

Pictured above: Cathy Payne, Karen Charnley, Marie Lynch, Serena FitzGerald, Mary Lovegrove, Nicola Cornally (Steering Committee for Design and Dignity Project).

39

CONTENTS

BACK

FORWARD