What a great place to work!

The Riverside Park Hotel is delighted to be recently certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’. This certification acknowledges businesses that excel in employee wellbeing and is granted to hotels who are dedicated to providing a supportive, inclusive, and positive work environment for employees. Commenting on the award, the hotel’s Marketing Manager Angela said: “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this award and would like to say a huge thank you to our team. It is through your commitment, exceptional customer service and the respect you show one another that has enabled us to win this certification.”

The new Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre is a developer-led (Axis Health Care Assets and Primary Care Properties Group) €12.5 million project. The 50,000 square feet, three storey development at Blackstoops, Enniscorthy, accommodates and facilitates co-location for a multidisciplinary group of health and social care professionals to deliver primary care services to the local population for the mid Co. Wexford area. The HSE, Tusla and the Dr. Máiréad Kelly-led Quarry park Medical Centre GP practice share the building.

Primary Care services to be provided in the Centre by HSE/South East Community Healthcare (SECH) include Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapy, Ophthalmology, Community Medical Doctor, Counselling in Primary Care, Dental, Psychology, Community Health Network management, Chronic Disease management team members (including Dietitians, Physiotherapy, Podiatrists and COPD rehab nurses) and other community healthcare administrative supports.

SECH’s Enniscorthy area Community Mental Health Team (serving surrounding mid Co. Wexford population of 37,000) will also be based in the Centre. This 7-days-a-week Consultant Psychiatrist-led team includes Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy and Nursing services. The Centre in Enniscorthy is also the base for a range of SECH Health and Wellbeing support team members. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other smoking "quit" supports are available to the community from the Health Promotion and Improvement Officers at this service. Some Disability service supports will also be based in the Centre, in addition to the Caredoc out of office hours GP co-operative.

A further phase at the Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre is planned, providing additional accommodation for the development of co-located accommodation for Chronic Disease Management, Integrated Care for Older Persons and Community Diagnostics.

Speaking at the official opening, Minister Donnelly said: “Enhanced Community Care is a huge investment in community healthcare services in the HSE, aiming to provide more services closer to people’s homes, and provide extra services for older people, or people who live with long-term health conditions.”