Each Training Hospital provides free counselling and pastoral care for doctors in training and this is offered through their Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Employee Assistance Service provides a free confidential counselling support and referral service for all staff with personal or work related difficulties.
A wide range of issues are dealt with by EAP, including:
The service provides, on a confidential basis:
Referral Pathway
Self-Referral using the contact details listed below
Doctors in the voluntary hospital sector should avail of the hospital Employee Assistance Programme whose contact details are available through the HR department.
General Contact
For HSE Hospitals you can contact employee.assistance@hse.ie or the following direct contacts:
South Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow
Contact Mr. Ray Maloney: (087) 912 0085 / (01) 881 7070 / Ray.Maloney1@hse.ie
Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath
Contact Ms. Bernie Brady, EAP A/Manager: (057) 932 8033 / (1800) 24041 / employee.assistance@hse.ie
Tipperary, South Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford
Contact Ms. Mary Lyng, EAP Coordinator: (056) 778 5709 / Mary.Lyng@hse.ie
Cork, Kerry
Contact Ms. Rosarii Murphy, A/ Director, Occ. Health / Employee Assistance Dept.Cork University Hospital: (021) 490 2019
HSE West and North East
Contact Staff Care: (1800) 409 288 (External EAP Provider)