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The country is in Phase 3 of the Government’s roadmap for reopening society and business and this has allowed for a scaling back of COVID-19 response efforts, including the HSE Contact Tracing Centres, one of which was based in Trinity. Freda Neill, Clinical Skills Manager at the School of Nursing & Midwifery was the driving force behind setting up & managing the CTC in Trinity since the middle of March. Thirty of the sixty volunteers were staff from Trinity’s Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr Gráinne Donohue, TCPHI Research Fellow, Dr Michael Nash, Assistant Professor in Psychiatric Nursing, Trinity College Dublin and Sinéad Hennessy, Advanced Nurse Practitioner (candidate) have published a peer reviewed article on the development of a health passport in enhancing physical health monitoring in people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). Read more to find out how it was implemented in mental health services.

Congratulations to Dr Fintan Sheerin who was elected to the role of Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery on Friday. We wish him every success over the next three years.

The School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, and Dublin Midlands Hospital Group are seeking to appoint a motivated and talented individual who will become an integral part of the clinical and academic multidisciplinary research team and will enable the sustainability of cancer care services and healthcare research innovation in the future. The successful applicant will have a distinguished reputation in cancer care research and will be expected to provide leadership in cancer research, practice development, teaching and lead on the recommendations of 2017 – 2026 National Cancer Strategy specifically related to the development of a culture in the cancer care system that values research to the benefit of patients, and is supportive of those who engage in it. Please visit the TCD Vacancy Portal at https://jobs.tcd.ie and search for “Professor of Cancer Nursing” to learn more about the post and download the brochure.

Fellowship Fund open to all Nurse/Midwife researchers keen to do a PhD at Trinity College Dublin. Details will be posted soon and applications will open in May. Please visit the TCD Vacancy Portal at https://jobs.tcd.ie and search for “Post Specification 034503, 034504, 034505 ” to learn more about the scholarships and download the brochures.

Mental Health Photovoice project profiled by Health Research Board. The project was was funded through a Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination award and lead by Professor Higgins in collaboration with colleagues with the School of Nursing and Midwifery and clinical practice.

Fellowships are awarded to those showing excellence in research and scholarship and to acknowledge a professor’s contribution to academic life and teaching in the College.