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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...
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...
UCD Professional Academy
University College Dublin is one of the largest, most established centres of learning in Ireland. Their UCD Professional Academy programme combines academic heritage with modern ambition to provide industry-leading...
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...
LHP Skillnet Network Activity Overview 2023
Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet (LHP Skillnet) is a is a not-for-profit learning network co-funded by Skillnet Ireland and our member companies. We are the only Network dedicated exclusively to...
Case Study: Richard Byrne’s P.Grad.Cert in Infection Prevention & Control
Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet - Postgraduate Certificate in Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) in UCC Associate Director with Glas Care Richard shared his experience of the IPC Programme which...
Case Study: Emmanuel’s Journey from HCA to Postgraduate Certificate
Background Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet (LHP Skillnet) is a is a not-for-profit learning network co-funded by Skillnet Ireland and our member companies. We are the only Network dedicated exclusively...
Using Essential Oils in Residential Care: A Basic Guideline
As Irish Residential Care keeps evolving, comprehensive, high-quality staff training by LHP Skillnet helps member companies not only achieve and maintain compliance with existing demands but go further and...
Holistic Care Spotlight: Residents’ Activity & Wellbeing Programme Essence 52 by Liz Woods
At LHP Skillnet, we promote holistic care with a person-centred approach. For the Residential Care sector, informed activity coordination is a vital asset to improve overall quality of care....
Certificate in Healthcare Support (QQI Level 5) (Jan 2027)
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...
