Last year the mPower NHS Western Isles Community Navigators teamed up with the Islands Volunteer Centre to launch the ‘Give a Gift, Light up a Life’ campaign’. The project aimed to reduce social isolation amongst older socially isolated adults by asking for donati…

Since Covid-19 became centre stage, the mPower project partners have adapted their working practices to ensure that the project beneficiaries, some of the most vulnerable to the virus, are still supported in the best way for them. The mPower teams have maintained…

mPower is delighted to announce that the work done by the Western Isles team in rolling out NHS Near Me to all Care Homes in the region has been shortlisted for the European Network European Social Services Awards – Technology Tools category. Please vote for us he…

Our CH01 Community Navigator Monica Ramsey as a member of Finn Valley Community Health Forum is supporting the provision of ‘Wellness Packs’ for service users of Alzheimer’s Groups at St Joseph Community Hospital and Cloghan Day Centre. The packs will include Fidd…

Innovation Organisation of the Year Award for the mPower project and cross-border health partnership. A partnership between NHS NSS, HSE and led by the mPower project team has won the Innovation Organisation of the Year award at the Causeway Ireland Scotland Busin…

mPower is delighted to announce that the work done by the HSE team and in collaboration with the Scottish TEC team, with support from NHS NSS has been shortlisted for the Causeway Innovative Organisation of the Year Award. The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland…

The mPower team are pleased to welcome Teresa McGarvey who recently joined us as mPower Business Service Lead for Ireland. Teresa brings a wealth of relevant experience with her and will no doubt be a huge asset to the team. As well as working within Health and Ca…

Attend Anywhere is still in the early stages of implementation, however the use of this new technology as an integral part of health service delivery is increasing, because of the benefits it can provide during and post COVID 19. These include a reduced risk of in…

The HSE are in the process of rolling out Attend Anywhere nationally across the Republic of Ireland. Attend Anywhere is a safe, simple video conferencing tool, initially used in Scotland and now elsewhere that enables health professionals to continue to see patien…

Since Covid-19 the mPower project partners have increased the use of technology to support the well-being of older people. mPower staff have maintained their support primarily via telephone and has included support for online food deliveries, staying connected wit…