At this year’s #SparkSummit2025, the calibre of innovation across the HSE was so high that two exceptional projects were honoured with CEO Choice Innovation Awards by Mr Bernard Gloster, HSE CEO and presented by himself, Mr Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health and Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, Minister for Health. Best Patient Access – Community Setting Project: The SitWell Pathway – Timely, Tailored Custom Seating for Children with Complex Needs Lead: Linda K., Senior Occupational Therapist, CHO8 Disability Services, Children’s Disability Network Team Longford Best Patient Access – Hospital Setting Project: Virtual Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) Identifier Pathway – A Whole New World? Lead: Dr Laura Piggott, Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine & MD Candidate These awards are more than recognition—they're a powerful message from leadership that we trust and empower our healthcare staff to co-design services with patients and improve care from the ground up. Huge congratulations to both winners on delivering meaningful, innovative solutions in the spirit of the Spark Programme! 👏 #HSE #SparkInnovation #SparkSummit25 HSE Spark Innovation Programme Health Service Executive Bernard Gloster Robert Watt Health Service Executive HSE Innovation HSE Dublin and Midlands Jared Gormly Caitriona Heffernan Siobhan Power Catherine Marsh Michelle Howard
Congrats to all the winners! Great to see all the impactful innovation projects showcased on the day.
It’s fantastic to see such innovations closely and positively impacting the provision of care to patients. Well done ! 👏
Congrats to all the prize winning innovators! Great days learning today at the @sparksummit25 - really enjoyed the mix of panel and presentation formats.
Well done Linda 🎉
Congratulations Laura Piggott 🥳 A well deserved win for a project making a big impact for patients.
Congratulations Laura Piggott
Congratulations #SparkSummit2025 Upcoming event: AI & Healthcare, The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown. Speaker Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. and panelists include Jamie Whysall, Head of Health, Netcompany, and Maria Mateos, Vistatec Life Sciences. https://www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtable-ai-and-healthcare
Lecturer in Catechetics and School Placement. School Placement Tutor, Religious Education lecturer, Hibernia College, Dublin. Lecturer in Catechetics and School Placement at Carlow College, St. Patricks 2023-24
2moWonderful to see so many medical professionals working on projects to make life better for patients. Congratulations to all recipients.