SHSCT logo
  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Print version
  • normal text
  • medium text
  • large text
  • Home
  • Our Services
    • A-Z Guide to Our Services
    • Bereavement Information
    • Carers' Information
    • Community Transport Providers
    • External Links
    • Self Directed Support
    • Trust Facilities
    • Patient Support Services
    • Patient Information Leaflets & Hospital Travel Costs Scheme
    • Unscheduled Care
    • Reablement Service
    • HealthClinic
    • Eating Disorder
    • Quality Improvement
    • Domestic Abuse Support
  • Our Hospitals
    • Craigavon Area Hospital
    • Daisy Hill Hospital
    • Lurgan Hospital
    • St Luke's Hospital
    • South Tyrone Hospital
  • Promoting Wellbeing
    • Health Improvement
    • Community development and user involvement
    • News, training and resources
    • Contact our teams
    • Other work we support
    • Cancer
    • Children, young people & parenting
    • Healthy Eating
    • Accident Prevention
    • Mental Health
    • Neighbourhood Renewal Area
    • Physical Activity
    • Community Sector Training
    • Service Referrals for over 65s
    • Stop Smoking Services
    • Workplace Health & Wellbeing
    • Alcohol and Drugs
    • Falls Prevention
    • Mellow Parenting
    • Men's Health
    • Recovery
    • Stroke Prevention
  • About the Trust
    • Corporate Information
    • Involving You
    • Access to information
    • Publications
    • Working For Us
    • Research and Development
    • Press and Media
    • Events and Courses
    • Films and DVDs
    • Southern Trust's Charity Partners for 2018-2020
    • Website Training
    • Smoke Free SHSCT
    • 2015 Staff Survey
    • Daisy Hill Hospital ED Pathfinder Group
  • Contact Us
    • Out Of Hours and Emergency Contact Numbers
    • Interested in Getting Involved?
    • Service User Feedback
    • Website Feedback Form
    • Freedom Of Information Request Form
    • Press and Media
    • Procurement
    • Visiting Times
    • National Fraud Initiative
    • Excellence Awards 2018
    • Christmas and New Year opening information
  • Home
  • About the Trust
  • Press and Media
  • Latest News
  • 2014
  • Life After Stroke

Life After Stroke

16/05/2014

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has paid tribute to carer Roisin O’Neill from Coalisland and her mother Margaret who were honoured at the recent Life After Stroke Awards 2014 (held recently at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast).

Organised by the Regional NI Stroke Association, Roisin received the ‘Carer of the Year’ award for leaving school at the age of 17 to help her father to look after her seven siblings and mother, after Margaret had a stroke.

Roisin was nominated by her brother Padraig who also collected an ‘Adult Courage’ award for their mum, whose life dramatically changed at the age of 42 when she took the stroke. Now 69, Margaret lives with Roisin and is an inspiration to all of the family.

Roisin says: “In the 27 years since mummy had her stroke, she has only been hospitalised three times. Thanks to the dedication of our late father and the love of family and friends, we have been able to keep her at home where she belongs with us. We also receive Domiciliary Care from the Trust to help us with mum’s personal care each morning and a Direct Payments package to hire a carer to look after mum so I can get out to do messages or have a break when I need it.”

A Community Stroke Service is now also available to support people in their home following a stroke, allowing an earlier discharge from hospital than was previously possible as Roisin Toner, Assistant Director for Enhanced Care for the Southern Trust explains: “We would like to wish our warmest congratulations to Roisin and Margaret for receiving this recognition that they truly deserve.

“Stroke can have a devastating impact on people’s lives affecting their ability to move, eat, speak or carry out simple tasks. We want to improve the quality of care for these people and help them to live as independently as possible without having to spend weeks or sometimes months in hospital.

“Our Community Stroke Service is helping more people like Margaret to recover in their own surroundings close to family and friends. The team of specialist nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a speech and language therapist and rehabilitation support staff, work with patients following their discharge from hospital.

“The service also works closely with the community and voluntary sectors which offer additional ongoing support, meaning that more people are now regaining more normal lives following a stroke.”

Click here to hear Roisin’s story.

 Photo
 
Roisin and Margaret O’Neill who were honoured at the recent ‘Life After Stroke Awards’ with Margaret’s son Padraig who nominated them both.

Contents

  • Corporate Information
  • Involving You
  • Access to information
  • Publications
  • Working For Us
  • Research and Development
  • Press and Media
    • Latest News
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
        • New Cycle Pod Opens in Dungannon
        • Public Facing Accountability Meeting to be held on 2 July 2014
        • Showcase raises cash for cancer
        • Thinking about fostering? Read about Craigavon fostercarers Samantha and Michael
        • Southern Trust supports Speak Up and Save a Life
        • Top 40 Hat Trick for Southern Trust Hospitals
        • St Mark’s strike for cancer care
        • Southern Trust engages with service users and clients to plan services
        • Longstone Hospital Service of Thanksgiving
        • Dual diagnosis development for Julie Ann
        • Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
        • Free walks during Walking Week 23-29 June 2014
        • Making the right CHOICE: diabetes service for children and young people in the Southern Trust area (Lurgan)
        • Dungannon Breastfeeding Support Group
        • 10,000 VOICES - Your opportunity to influence the future of Healthcare Services
        • Seminar discusses sexual health and young people
        • New independence beckons for William
        • Could you provide a short break to a child with a disability?
        • Lord Mayor mucks in with Alliance Youth Works Eden Group at Loughgall Country Park
        • Edna’s support role to children with disabilities
        • Local organisations and schools have their say on future services for children and young people
        • Do you have Type 2 Diabetes?
        • St Luke’s Hospital Service of Thanksgiving
        • Southern Trust raises awareness of Falls Prevention Resources
        • End-of-life planning engagement event
        • Baby-Friendly is Best for Craigavon and Banbridge – and Armagh and Dungannon!
        • Improving Patient Safety through EDischarge
        • Making the right CHOICE: diabetes service for children and young people in the Southern Trust area (Co.Down)
        • Making the right CHOICE: diabetes service for children and young people in the Southern Trust area
        • Young people help launch new Autism Strategy
        • £16 million development in Banbridge
        • Annual Poetry Awards at Slieve Roe House
        • Portadown Bar donates to Local Stroke Unit
        • Addressing abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults
        • Top Award for Southern Trust Biomedical Scientist
        • Save Lives: Clean Your Hands
        • Celebrating Cycling Success at the Laurels Centre in Newry
        • Young people develop stop smoking campaign
        • Remembrance service for babies and children who have died
        • Local Gender Group hosts MLA visit
        • Patients save time by checking themselves in at local hospital
        • Weekend Catering services extended at Daisy Hill
        • World Social Work Day
        • Katryn’s support of dementia patients and carers
        • Patients save time by checking themselves in at local hospital
        • Walkers Urged to Take Care in the Spring Sunshine
        • Tinnitus Awareness Week 2014
        • Local hospital OT promotes magic therapy in international research paper
        • New Midwifery-Led Unit for Daisy Hill Hospital
        • Save Lives: Clean Your Hands
        • Reabling Independence for Older People
        • Tell us about your experience of health or social care
        • Sure Start South Armagh Tooth Fairy Day
        • Trust raises awareness of smoking and Arthritis link
        • Launch of ‘Believe in Childcare?’
        • Dungannon and South Tyrone Council visit Portadown Health & Care Centre
        • DELTA Annual Meeting
        • Free ‘Weigh to Health’ Programme
        • Learning Disability Week - Overcoming adversity
        • LEGO donation to Daisy Hill Hospital
        • National Smile Month (19 May-19 June 2014)
        • Telemonitoring devices keeping patients in their own homes
        • Making the right CHOICE: diabetes service for children and young people in the Southern Trust area (Armagh-Portadown)
        • Delivering Safer Care in the Southern Trust
        • Free Information day for local men
        • Little Friends ‘sit in’ for cash
        • Archbishop of Armagh visits Daisy Hill
        • New Consultant for Daisy Hill’s Cardiology Team
        • Bedside Entertainment for Renal Patients
        • Newry couple’s donation to Gillis Memory Centre
        • Mother and daughter get crafty for cancer care
        • Re-launch of Dungannon Breastfeeding Support Group
        • Trust a Dietitian
        • Emotional wellbeing and mental health pilot project
        • Celebrating Foster Care Fortnight
        • Dungannon short-break carer Lisa supports local parents
        • New Year Cash Boost for Hospice
        • Charity Night for Cardiology Care
        • Medal Awards for Daisy Hill Doctors
        • Information packs for patients with a memory illness
        • Success for Southern nurses at RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards
        • Transforming End of Life Care
        • Health Minister officially opens The Acorns on World Autism Day
        • Southern Trust highlights support for Carers
        • Multi-Sports Event for adults with physical/sensory disabilities
        • Fit 4 U Flyers Win Southern Area Boccia Tournament
        • South Down GAA donate to cancer care
        • Housing support project reaches out to older people in Armagh and Dungannon
        • Appleby art for Giro d’Italia
        • Nationwide donate to Mandeville
        • Daisy Hill Technology Showcase to British-Irish Council
        • Local organisations have their say on future services for children and young people
        • Dance Raises Cash for Cancer
        • Presentation Of Mental Health First Aid Certificates
        • Brain Bus arrives … in Armagh
        • Bereavement Networking Event
        • Minister launches Health Trainer Programme in the Craigavon Neighbourhood Renewal Areas
        • Medical Career Symposium
        • Falls Prevention Toolkit
        • Tooth fairy shares dental tips in Rural Dungannon
        • Cancer Focus Man Van pulls up in Armagh
        • Thinking about fostering? Read about Tyrone fostercarers Bridget and Albert
        • Public can help ease pressure on busy Emergency Departments says Consultant
        • Thinking about fostering? Read about Banbridge fostercarers Ruth and William
        • Mid-Ulster Association drum for cash
        • Daisy Hill Hospital Leading the Way in Paediatric Training
        • Tynan And Armagh Hunt Club Donates £400 To The Neo Natal Unit
        • Star Sure Start official opening
        • Making a Difference to Palliative and End of Life Care
        • Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2014
        • Opportunity to have your say about Southern Trust Services
        • School children’s artwork and calendar highlight the dangers of electrical appliances and fires
        • Excellent!
        • Learning Disability Crisis Response Service
        • Raising Awareness About Depression And Cancer
        • Chief Executive visits Day Hospital at South Tyrone Hospital
        • Dying Matters Awareness Week
        • Patients go with the FLOW
        • Social Work … matters
        • Southern AREA New Age Kurling Competition
        • Southern Trust Supports Child Safety Week
        • Avoiding Hospital Stays through Home IV Therapy
        • Practice Education Conference
        • Elizabeth’s support to the parents of children with disabilities
        • Southern Trust to consult on future of inpatient non-acute hospital services for older people
        • Trust consults on modernising stroke services
        • Southern Trust to consult on relocation of Gillis Unit from Armagh
        • Happy Flash Mob … for Learning Disability Week
        • School Nursing and vision checks
        • Service of Thanksgiving marks closure of Longstone Hospital
        • Expert Status for Biomedical Trio
        • Craigavon organisations have their say on future services for children and young people
        • Keep kids sun safe during your summer holidays!
        • New website for young people with emotional and mental health difficulties
        • New scanner at South Tyrone Hospital
        • Dungannon and South Tyrone organisations and schools have their say on future services for children and young people
        • Technology to Make Life Easier for Stroke Patients
        • Baby Memory Box Donation to Daisy Hill
        • GP Out of Hours Summer Opening at Kilkeel and Armagh
        • Southern Trust does not permit use of e-cigarettes
        • £4.7 million Boost to Inpatient Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
        • Wesley’s donation to Bannvale SEC
        • Donation to Neonatal Unit
        • New mental health course supports wellbeing and recovery
        • Coalisland Health Awareness Open Day
        • The Mobile Solution to Improving Patient Care
        • Yoga, Tai-Chi and Aromatherapy at Copperfields
        • Transforming Care with Home Tube Feeding
        • Raising Awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
        • Child Sexual Exploitation - The More You Know, the More You See
        • Chief Executive receives petition at South Tyrone Hospital
        • Southern Trust Makes Top 10 ICT Training Centres
        • August GP Out of Hours Opening at Kilkeel and Armagh
        • Baby-Friendly first for Blossom Sure Start
        • Transforming Your Care: One Person at a Time
        • New Nurse to Tackle Alcohol Related Hospital Issues
        • Breastfeeding Support and Services
        • Rosena says ‘thanks’
        • Trust Congratulates New Doctor of Pharmacy
        • Craigavon Area Hospital opens new Macmillan cancer information unit and wins prestigious award for chemotherapy unit
        • John cycles for Cancer Care
        • Jill climbs for Cancer Care
        • Promoting positive mental health
        • Major childhood flu vaccination programme
        • Transforming Daily Living
        • Jacqueline donates to Mandeville
        • Foster Care Information Evening
        • First ever UK health visitor for twins takes up post in Southern Area
        • Video Technology Enhancing Health and Social Care
        • St Luke’s Hospital: Service of Thanksgiving and Reflection
        • Thanks to Baby Teachers
        • End of Year Junior Doctors in the Southern Trust
        • Only Phone GP Out of Hours for Urgent Medical Care
        • Lurgan Hospital’s range of outpatient and outreach services
        • Work continues on £16 million development in Banbridge
        • Public urged to ‘make the most’ of palliative care
        • Armagh Men’s Shed growing from strength to strength
        • Be Breast Aware
        • First-ever Palliative Care Week to get underway
        • Trust staff encouraged to take the Flu Vaccination
        • Understanding Palliative Care
        • Zero Tolerance to Staff Abuse
        • Newry and Mourne hosts the third Positive Ageing Week running from the 6th to the 10th of October 2014
        • The Power is in Your Hands
        • Southern Trust Drive to Reduce its Carbon Footprint
        • Health and social care staff awarded for innovation in eHealth
        • Transforming Day Care in Clogher
        • Foster Care Information Evening
        • Ulster boccia squad’s Scott hones skill at Brownlow
        • Elm Group receive equipment
        • Southern Trust Recognised for Innovation in EHealth
        • Volunteers needed to help people with disabilities get active
        • Trust thanks community for donations
        • Chief Executive meets with Newry and Mourne Council representatives
        • Service of remembrance and thanksgiving
        • Improved access to Paediatric Services at Daisy Hill Hospital
        • Consultation ends October 31st
        • Remembrance service for babies and children who have died
        • Helping Families at Risk of Heart Disease
        • Craigavon Hearty Lives Saving Local Lives
        • Foster Care Information Evening
        • Improved care for stroke patients at home
        • Goal Line art celebration
        • Aileen’s voluntary role at local primary school
        • Hospital boss makes Emergency Department winter public appeal
        • Allied health professionals awards for transforming health service
        • Southern Trust announces contingency plans for 2014/15 budget
        • Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record team wins national IT award
        • Information event for people living with Parkinson’s
        • Smoke-Free Sites in Southern HSC Trust – Have Your Say
        • ‘Hello my name is ……’
        • Zumba as a new Day Opportunity for Adults with a Learning Disability
        • Hospital Donations in Memory of Shane Gribben
        • Changes to the Ambulatory Paediatric Service at South Tyrone Hospital
        • Southern Trust staff participate in cross border Patient Safety Programme
        • Mayor’s Fact Finding Visit to Southern Trust
        • Website for Parents of Children with life-limiting illness
        • Southern Trust publishes Annual Quality Report
        • Chair Commends Staff Success
        • People Urged to ‘Look After their Lungs’
        • Celebrating for World Radiography Day
        • Wells announces £15 million Paediatric Development for Southern Trust
        • St Luke’s Hospital: Service of Thanksgiving and Reflection
        • Midwifery Led Unit Welcomes First Baby
        • Five Ways to improve wellbeing
        • Young Women’s Group Reunite
        • Foster Care Information Evening
        • Southern Trust Board approves developments in Stroke, Dementia and Non-Acute Hospital Care
        • World AIDS Day
        • Advice for visitors to hospital
        • Foster Care Information Evening
        • Wishing you a Merry (and moderate) Christmas!
        • First Dedicated Neurology Centre for Northern Ireland
        • Craigavon Borough Council at the Heart of Innovation in the Healthcare Sector
        • Silver Environmental Status for Southern Trust
        • Talk to your family about Organ Donation
        • Trust Appeal for People to Choose Well
        • Supporting Families Affected by Drugs and Alcohol
        • Southern Trust Chief Executive to leave post
        • Armagh Minor Injuries Unit to temporarily close from November 17th
        • Keep children safe from television and furniture tip-over accidents
        • Exceptionally busy GP Out of Hours is only for urgent medical problems
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
      • .
  • Events and Courses
  • Films and DVDs
  • Southern Trust's Charity Partners for 2018-2020
  • Website Training
  • Smoke Free SHSCT
  • 2015 Staff Survey
  • Daisy Hill Hospital ED Pathfinder Group


Choose Well - The Right Care for You

  • © Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookies
  • Freedom of Information