ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
St. Vincent's Private Hospital
Personnel Administration
In 2007 improvements were made in processes for measuring absenteeism and
also for staff census / employment control
The Chart illustrates the starters and leavers for each division
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Number of Starters/Leavers by Division
71
49
13
9
Allied Health Nursing HR Support Services Finance SVUH
24
20
8 6
Joiners
Leavers
3 2
Employee Relations
Discussions on various issues took place with trade unions and staff
representatives throughout 2007. A work to rule was put in place by the INO as
part of a dispute with the HSE. However, due to the high level of co-operation
received from all staff the impact of this dispute was minimised as much as
possible.
• A number of individual staff grievances were resolved by agreement with the
staff members concerned.
• The HR Division represented the Hospital at various meetings with Rights
Commissioners, the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court.
Throughout the year we worked closely with our colleagues in the salaries office
- Ms Dorothy Nolan and Ms Yvonne Casserly. I would like to thank Dorothy and
Yvonne for their valued assistance.
Medical Records
The HR Division also has responsibility for Medical Records (including Floor
Secretary staff), and Patient Focus. Storage space for charts and x-ray films
continues to be in short supply, and Day Surgery files are now being stored in the
Department. Arrangements with ‘Medrex Systems Ireland Ltd’ continue to assist in
providing solutions. Three new staff joined the Department in 2007. I would like to
thank Ms Caitriona O’Connor, Ms Aoife O’Connor, Ms Phoebe Kenny O’Neill, Ms
Mary Wolfe, Ms Geraldine Pender, Mr Ciaran O’Callaghan, Ms Ann Pender, Ms
Katie Thompson-Chadwick and Ms Ann Cavey for the consistently high level of
service they provide to patients and staff.
Neil Twomey
Human Resource Manager
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