The HSE Quality Improvement Team in the National Disability Operations Office planned a National Disability Services Sharing Day and St. Michael's House staff and service user were presenting and attending.
The theme of the Sharing Day is “supporting people to live lives of their choosing” and its focus is on examples of good practice around the country in meeting the 9 outcome domains from the Quality Framework for outcomes-focussed Disability Services.
The Sharing Day has emphasise on Continuous Quality Improvement in services as opposed to just compliance with Regulations. There are multiple examples of really good practice around the country and today was an opportunity for St. Michael's House to showcase to a wider audience and share the learning across the country.
Some of our projects on the day :
Happy Bones project, which is an educational resource developed to give you an understanding of the importance of good bone health in children and adults with an intellectual disability.
Person Centred Planning -One of our objectives under Goal one in our Strategic plan 2017-2021, is to put in place Personal 
Centred Planning system for children , young people and adults who use our services. PCP was at the heart of the organisation in 2018 working with adults.
St. Michael's House PCP Service User Group photographed prior to presenting their video on their important consultation and advisory work at the National Sharing day.
Brush my teeth project which was primarily developed to reduce inequalities in oral health. It also aims to promote equality across professions and equalise power of knowledge between professionals and healthcare users.
PPals Active Leaders Adults in our service completed the eight week P-PAL programme which aimed to enable people with intellectual disability to become physical activity leaders (PALs) in their community. They are leading the way to teach , train and support physical activity for all. PPals leaders Una Hennessy and Paula Carroll photographed
Congratulations to all Staff, service user committees and groups and families involved in this showcase day.