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The First 100 Days: Navigating Your Leadership Transition
For newly promoted nurse managers, the first 100 days in leadership hold key challenges and opportunities. Ask yourself: What are your own priorities and personal strengths as a leader?...
Leadership for Healthcare (QQI Level 6) (15 Oct 2026)
Our 6-day Leadership for Healthcare programme is tailored to address the particular challenges of leading people and organisations in the residential and home care sector. For this purpose, it...
Key Updates to the Health Act: New Qualification Requirements for the Person In Charge
We have received numerous inquiries lately regarding management qualifications, especially about the required qualifications for the Person In Charge (PIC). In this blog post, we discuss what this means...
LHP Skillnet Partners with the Department of Health for Year Two of Gerontology Nursing Initiative
LHP Skillnet is proud to announce its continued collaboration with the Department of Health for the second year of this initiative, which was launched in 2024 to support private nursing...
White Paper: Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway
White Paper: Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway LHP Skillnet launched our first ever White Paper on “Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway” on Tuesday 15th October in...
Infection Prevention & Control for Nurses in Long-Term Residential Care (16 Sep 2026)
LHP Skillnet commissioned the RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery to develop this Infection Prevention & Control programme specifically for nurses working within Long-Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCF). The...
White Paper: Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway
White Paper: Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway LHP Skillnet launched our first ever White Paper on “Advancing a Home Support Worker Career Pathway” on Tuesday 15th October in...
Upcoming Programme: IPC in Long-Term Residential Care Settings
LHP Skillnet are delighted to announce the launch of our new course: Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Residential Care Settings starting this September. Background LHP Skillnet commissioned the...
Research Report on DONs in the Long-Term Care Sector in Ireland
Directors of Nursing in the Long-Term Care Sector in Ireland Learning and Development Supports Required to Meet Challenges in Their Current Role LHP Skillnet are delighted to publish...
Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing in Partnership with the Department of Health
LHP Skillnet is proud to be teaming up with The Department of Health on a new initiative which will aim to support nursing homes in building nurse expertise in the...
Green Paper on Home Support Workers
Green Paper: A Stakeholder Consultation on a Career Pathway for Ireland’s Home Support Workers This Green Paper emerges from conversations between LHP Skillnet and Home & Community Care Ireland...
Research Article in FrontHealthServ: Exploring a Career Pathway for Home Support Workers in Ireland
Exploring a career pathway for home support workers in Ireland: a systematic scoping review of the international evidence Article Publication in Frontiers in Health Services Our focus in LHP...
Effective Management of Complaints
This Complaint Management course equips attendees with a structured framework to effectively handle complaints within their services, emphasizing the protection of complainants' rights and ensuring fair, impartial investigations. Practical...
Practice Management
This programme is designed to support GPs, Practice Managers, and Administrators in effectively managing a Healthcare Practice as a Patient-Centred Business. To achieve this, it equips participants with practical...
Certificate in Dementia Care (QQI Level 5) (1 Sep 2006)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) THIS LHP SKILLNET PROGRAMME IS CO-FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND NETWORK COMPANIES www.eufunds.ie Developed by LHP...
Fire Warden Instructor Training
Our 2-day Fire Warden Instructor course equips participants with the necessary skills and confidence to deliver Fire Warden Instruction & Training in compliance with the Fire Services Act 1981(2003) and...
Skills Connect Certificate in Healthcare Support (QQI Level 5)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) THIS LHP SKILLNET PROGRAMME IS CO-FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND NETWORK COMPANIES www.eufunds.ie Are you a...
Certificate in Healthcare Support (QQI Level 5) (26 Aug 2026)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) THIS LHP SKILLNET PROGRAMME IS CO-FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND NETWORK COMPANIES www.eufunds.ie Not currently working...
Research Report: Continuing Professional Development Modalities in Long-Term Care
Researching Learning Experiences of LTC Workers Training providers require research into the experiences of Irish healthcare workers with various teaching and learning modalities of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) in the...
