Keeping Well this Winter

Keeping well this winter campaign

The Keeping well this winter campaign is running across many media channels including TV, digital and social, radio and local press. We have also distributed a Keeping well this winter guide with lots of tips and advice to two million households in Ireland.

This year we are encouraging people, particularly our older population and those caring for them, to prepare for their winter health needs as best they can and to know that the health service is available when they need it. Please find attached an information pack containing details of the new campaign. Information and resources are also available at: www.gov.ie/healthyireland

Public Health Measures

Ireland is currently at Level 3.

You can see the measures in place from 18th December here.

You can see the quick guide to the Christmas changes here.

New Visitation Guidance for Nursing Homes

On the 30th November 2020, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) published new COVID-19 Guidance on Visitations to Long Term Residential Care Facilities. The new guidance aims to further support long-term residential care services (including nursing homes) and residents in planning visits across all levels of the framework for restrictive measures in the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. The new guidance also includes further advice recognising that major cultural or religious festivals, such as Christmas, are of significance for residents and their families.

Managing a COVID-19 infection at home

This HPSC guidance is available here.

Information leaflet for visiting nursing homes and residential care facilities

This HPSC guidance is available here

New COVID-19 web page for staff working in residential care settings

If you deliver care to older people in a residential care setting, please check out the new webpage: www.hse.ie/covidnursinghomeresources. This has been set up as a central point of contact for residential care facilities to access up to date clinical guidance, information and links to inform care and supports in these settings.

Information leaflet for new Traveller mothers

The HSE and Pavee Point have developed a leaflet for new mothers about COVID-19 and how to protect themselves and their babies, and what to do if they have symptoms. The ‘Information for Pavee Mothers and Babies’ leaflet is available here.

COVID-19 Guidance for Religious Services

This HPSC guidance is available here.

Irish Sign Language (ISL) videos on Self-isolation and Restricted Movements

You can watch the ISL self-isolation (stay in your room) video here, the restricted movements (stay at home) video here and self-isolation, restricted movements and the differences between them video here. These videos, along with other resources, are all available on the COVID-19 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communications Resources page.

HSE and Age Action launch older-age friendly guide to COVID Tracker App

On Tuesday, 8th December 2020, the HSE and Age Action Ireland launched an older-age friendly guide – How to Use the COVID Tracker App. The guide is part of Age Action Ireland’s Getting Started KIT which supports learning and the use of technology and digital services. People can also contact Age Action Ireland by phone on 01 873 0372 and they will post a free copy of the guide.

COVID-19: Interim recommendations for sports activities for children and adolescents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

This document, available to download here, summarises interim recommendations for sport for children and adolescents up to 18 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID19 World Service: TranslateIreland.ie from COVID19 World Service, provides updated multilingual COVID-19 video messages. All scripts have been approved by the Irish College for General Practitioners. Please also see the HSE’s National Social Inclusion Office Migrant Resource page and all HSE COVID-19 translated resources. 

Irish Sign Language (ISL) videos on Self-isolation and Restricted Movements

You can watch the ISL self-isolation (stay in your room) video here, the restricted movements (stay at home) video here and self-isolation, restricted movements and the differences between them video here. These videos, along with other resources, are all available on the COVID-19 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communications Resources page.

Shop Safely Animation

Please find the new ‘Shop Safely’ animation social media posts from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment available here on Twitter and here on LinkedIn. We would be grateful if you would help share the information.

Public Health Information

For the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/

Clinical and professional guidance relating to COVID-19 is available on www.hpsc.ie where you’ll find up to date guidance for healthcare settings and non-clinical settings.

Please check here for the most up to date partner resources for COVID-19.