All Ireland Traveller Health Study Our Geels - Department of Health ...
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<strong>All</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> <strong>Traveller</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Study</strong><br />
<strong>Traveller</strong> Stakeholder Group: Northern <strong>Ireland</strong><br />
A Northern <strong>Ireland</strong> (NI) <strong>Traveller</strong> Stakeholder Group was established. This group comprised <strong>of</strong> Ms<br />
Heather Robinson and latterly Mr David Reilly (DHSSPS); Dr Elizabeth Mitchell (DHSSPS), Mr Kieron<br />
Moore (DHSSPS), Ms Mary Scarlett (DHSSPS), Ms Angela McLernon (DHSSPS), Mr Derek Hanway (An<br />
Munia Tobar), Ms Dolores Atkinson (<strong>Study</strong> Project Development worker), Ms Mary Duggan (NHSCT), Ms<br />
Lisa Moore (Craigavon <strong>Traveller</strong> Support Centre), Ms Lynne Curran (DSSSPS), Ms Roberta Weir (DHSSPS)<br />
and Dr Jill Turner (UCD).<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> the stakeholder group was to facilitate approaches for information, support and access<br />
as necessary to action NI parts <strong>of</strong> the study. Heather Robinson was appointed as the chair <strong>of</strong> the group<br />
and she advised that the stakeholder group being convened by the DHSSPS would be time-limited<br />
to the lifetime <strong>of</strong> the survey. The stakeholder group met monthly and explored some <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
issues: funding mechanisms for Peer Researchers, pro<strong>of</strong>ing the questionnaire for use in NI, mapping and<br />
scoping, support in relation to <strong>Traveller</strong> families, general practitioner (GP) and health visitors (HV).<br />
Groups and Networks – Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong><br />
Groups and Networks were established by the HSE and the <strong>Traveller</strong> networks in the Republic <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong><br />
to support communication and study information dissemination during the study.<br />
<strong>Traveller</strong> Liaison Committee – <strong>Health</strong> Service Executive<br />
This committee was established in 2008 to give UCD direct access to the HSE staff around the country.<br />
The membership involved the Regional Social Inclusion Specialists and the THU coordinators along<br />
with the Chair <strong>of</strong> the Director <strong>of</strong> the Public <strong>Health</strong> Nurses group and other key HSE staff as appropriate<br />
(see Table 1). The role <strong>of</strong> this committee was to advise on the smooth running <strong>of</strong> the interface between<br />
the UCD study group and the HSE staff. Figure 5 describes the HSE structure established for the AITHS<br />
study. The Director and Assistant Director <strong>of</strong> the study team and other team members as appropriate<br />
were invited to attend the meetings <strong>of</strong> this committee to communicate, inform, brief and update on<br />
the study.<br />
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