Unit 2 · 6 lessons
Understanding Irish healthcare
How the health service is organised, where NCHDs fit, who's in the multidisciplinary team, and the professional standards you'll work within.
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- Lesson 1
How Irish healthcare is organised, and what matters on the wardPaid programme
The HSE's six health regions, how HSE, voluntary and private hospitals differ, and the parts of the structure an SHO actually meets: who employs you, public and private patients, and where patients go after discharge.
- Lesson 2
Who's who: the medical hierarchy and NCHD posts
Consultants, registrars, SHOs and interns: what each role usually covers, how training and non-training posts differ, and where you fit.
- Lesson 3
The multidisciplinary team: who does what, and how to ask wellPaid programme
Who's on the ward beyond doctors, how to ask each of them properly, and how scope works both ways.
- Lesson 4
When English isn't enough: interpreters and informed conversationsPaid programme
Recognising when a patient needs language or communication support, finding your hospital's approved interpreting service, speaking through an interpreter well, why family interpreting can distort a conversation, and what to record afterwards.
- Lesson 5
How people actually communicate on an Irish wardPaid programme
The small communication habits that keep jobs moving, prevent misunderstandings and make it easier to ask for help.
- Lesson 6
Professional duties: confidentiality, consent, records and raising concernsPaid programme
The Medical Council's 2024 guide in four ward-level situations: a phone enquiry, a request to share images, a consent question and a concern you need to raise. The guide and your hospital's policies remain the authority.