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The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation urges the HSE to abolish ‘loco parentis’ clause in homecare nursing contracts

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 22 March, 2018 | 1

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is urging the HSE to abolish the loco parentis clause in homecare nursing contracts for sick children This clause requires that, while a qualified nurse is caring for their sick child, should a parent need to leave their home, the parent must provide ‘a designated competent individual’ to beRead more

Children with life limiting and life threatening conditions should be first in the queue for their automatic medical card, ahead of their healthy siblings under 6 for free GP care

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Latest News | Comments are Closed | 13 April, 2015 | 0

Statement from Jonathan Irwin CEO and Founder of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation “The concerns expressed by the National Association of General Practitioners in Dublin today regarding free GP care for under 6’s are totally justified. Giving this population an automatic entitlement, while their brothers and sisters in the same age group, children withRead more

The National Children's Hospital Dolphin Report

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 12 February, 2015 | 0

Analysis below taken from the Dr. Dolphin Report comparing the Governments’ suggested St. James Hospital Site to the Connolly Hospital Site (owned by the HSE) in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 ST. JAMES CONNOLLY Traffic Problem  Excellent  Parking Costs per Car to buildSurface Multi floor Basement Problem  €2,000 €5,000 €35,000 Excellent  €2,000 Local Road Network (1000 =Read more

Letter from Jonathan Irwin clarifying where the money goes in Jack & Jill

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | 6 comments | 29 November, 2013 | 1

Dear Supporter   Follow @jjfoundationAll this publicity about charity chief top ups is damaging. I’m writing this letter to clarify where the money donated to Jack & Jill goes and to urge supporters to stick with us, especially for those Christmas donations which we depend on to fund our home nursing care model into 2014.Read more

Response from Jonathan Irwin, CEO and Founder of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation to medical cards debate in Leinster House on 14th November

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 15 November, 2013 | 0

The families of the 300 children around the country supported by the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation are being put through torture on medical cards, endless form filling, reviews, rejection letters and stress. Follow Jonathan on Twitter And here we have the HSE in Leinster House today repeating their well crafted holding statement on medicalRead more

HSE should be rolling out the red carpet, not red tape, to support families to care for their child at home

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 12 November, 2013 | 0

Jack & Jill Foundation nurses tell Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health & Children that “HSE should be rolling out the red carpet, not red tape, to support families to care for their child at home, particularly for those children requiring end of life care” “As nurses, we spend too much of our time on theRead more

HSE Annual Report 2011

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 9 August, 2012 | 0

The report published mid July makes an interesting reading as it explains the grants HSE has given to Outside agencies (pages 176 to 195). It seems to be quite a number of beneficiaries who perhaps should be founded by other Government Departments such as Justice or Environment, which will ease the pressure on the HSE budget. (clickRead more

National budget must be ringfenced for paediatric home nursing care programme

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 19 April, 2012 | 0

Jack & Jill Foundation and Irish Hospice Foundation say national budget must be ringfenced for home nursing care programme for children with life limiting conditions – Leinster House joint briefing Thursday 19th April including experiences from nurses and families. This afternoon (Thursday 19th April), under the invitation of Senator Mary Ann O’Brien, Sharon Foley, CEORead more

3.7% Cuts for Jack & Jill

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 17 April, 2012 | 0

HSE Annual Grant for Jack & Jill cut by 3.7% in 2012 In a letter from the department of Disability Services HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster we have been informed according to the HSE National Plan for 2012 that the annual grant for disability services will reduce by 3.7% – that is around €20,000 – the equivalentRead more

 

 

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        • Children’s Palliative Care
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