Derek Dockery Perpetual Award / Overall Winner
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Overall National Winner 2007/08 from the Better Place to Work and Better Service Awards
Community Nutrition & Dietetic Service, Health Promotion Department, HSE South - The X-PERT programme in Ireland.
The Community Nutrition & Dietetic Service, Health Promotion Department, HSE South has been announced as the overall winner of the National Achievement Awards.
The Cork based service developed an education programme for people with Type 2 diabetes with a result that 90% of participating patients felt they had became healthier during the programme.
The HSE National Achievement Awards 2008 were awarded in the Mansion House, Dublin on April 30, 2008. These national awards follow Four HSE Area finals and were awarded to staff for initiatives that are delivering better health services. The awards are sponsored by the Health Services National Partnership Forum.
The CEO of the HSE, Professor Brendan Drumm, and Minister of State, Pat "The Cope" Gallagher TD, Department of Health & Children presented awards. Mary Davis, Chief Executive of Special Olympics Ireland, also spoke at the event.
Professor Brendan Drumm said the awards were important for staff working in the HSE and the hundreds of agencies funded by the HSE.
"The outstanding results being showcased in terms making access easier, delivering better quality care and making our resources go further are being mirrored right around the country.
"It is a day for us to recognise examples of the outstanding work that is being done by staff.
"It is a chance to tell people that their contribution is very important and greatly appreciated.
"It is a chance to highlight just some of the possibilities when people work together to focus their energies on solutions rather than problems.
"It is also a chance to encourage staff to intensify their commitment to modernising our health service and when the going gets difficult to stay focused on what we are all here to do."