Declan McClements

Assistant Director of Surgery & ATICS at SHSCT 🏥 Head Coach of Ulster Wolfhounds AFL team 🏉 All views are my own

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Before your first meeting next week:
What problem have you become so accustomed to that you’ve stopped asking whether it could be different?
— The System Leader. Chapter II continues next Friday.

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Don’t confuse resistance to change with resistance to improvement.

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Our Emergency Departments in Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital are very busy. Please remember to Phone First (0300 123 3 111 9am and 9pm Mon to Fri) before attending with an injury or illness which requires urgent treatment but is not immediately life threatening.

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

@SupportRequests ACCESS-10765162 Reopened

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

@BlaithnidH and I attended the NPAG Theatres and Decontamination Conference 2025 today at CBS Arena, Coventry. Another brilliant day filled with presentations, ideas, info, and friendly discussions/debates 🏥 @SouthernHSCT @NPAGUK

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Today marks a historic achievement for Health and Social Care services in Northern Ireland as the Southern and Western Trusts officially Go-Live with encompass.

Read more: https://t.co/5GpnxQ8yLi

#encompassNI

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Fantastic time at the @studentNT Awards yesterday with our amazing ICU Team. We are all very proud of Eimhear’s achievement in the Practice Supervisor of the Year category 🌟 Definitely a rising star of the future! @SouthernHSCT

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Super proud of @BlaithnidH, our Head of Service in Anaesthetics, Theatres and Intensive Care services, who arrived at SHSCT and combined the challenges of a new role and completing a prestigious Fellowship at the same time. Truly amazing! Well done B 👏🏼

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Congratulations to Blaithnid Hughes, Head of Service for Anaesthetics, Theatres and Critical Care Services, who has graduated from the prestigious Centre for Democracy and Peace Building Fellowship programme.
#HSC #MakingADifference
📌Read more
https://t.co/naGyoaFX20

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

@SouthernHSCT Fantastic 👏🏼 well done Blaithnid!

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Super proud of our ICU team, great work!

[Blaithnid Hughes @BlaithnidH]

The FABULOUS ICU team involved in today’s Pre-Encompass prep @SouthernHSCT . We are in safe & caring hands 🙌- thank you all for your hard work ! @DecMcClements88

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Well done Eimhear, everyone in ICU and SHSCT is very proud of you!

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Exciting news 🎉
We are thrilled to share that just three years post qualification, Eimhear (one of our ICU nurses) has been nominated for 'Practice Supervisor of the Year' in the prestigious Student @NursingTimes Awards
https://t.co/Fyd9nTlrJ5
#TeamSHSCT #HSC #MakingADifference

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Our great Team welcoming Prof Taylor to DHH Theatres 🏥

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

The Elective Overnight Stay Centre (EOSC) in Daisy Hill has been praised for reducing waiting times and improving patient outcomes.
Read more about the 10 different types of surgery taking place within the hospital.
https://t.co/4VQRuSbcMU
#TeamSHSCT #HSC #MakingADifference

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Great day discussing key matters with Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Health 🏥

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

Today we welcomed the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Health to Daisy Hill Hospital.

Committee members met with staff and learned more about services before holding their weekly Committee meeting in the Trust’s Monaghan Row Boardroom.

https://t.co/2N7gc3u0BW

[Blaithnid Hughes @BlaithnidH]

Saw this in the staff area this morning. I believe in ‘Green Lights’ 🚦- the reminder I needed today, that our frontline services are exceptional- in spite of the challenges we face! 🌟 @DecMcClements88 @SouthernHSCT

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

@BlaithnidH @SouthernHSCT Love this, blessed to work with the amazing teams we do ♥️

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

The wonderful journey continues ♥️ Albus 🦮➡️ Buttons🦮 @guidedogs @guidedogsni

[Declan McClements @DecMcClements88]

Please talk to your loved ones about Organ Donation, share your decision and let your loved ones know your wishes. Your decision could save someone else’s life 💞 @SouthernHSCT @NHSBT @OrganDonationNI

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

This week we are talking about Organ Donation Week - celebrating 30 years of the Organ Donation register.
Have a chat, share your decision and let your loved ones know your wishes.
To register and find out more
https://t.co/fSnvE5dX6R
#TeamSHSCT

[Southern Trust @SouthernHSCT]

If your condition is not life threatening but requires urgent medical treatment, please Phone First (up to 9pm) before coming to our Emergency Departments.
📞 Phone First Service - 0300 123 3 111.
Visit here for more information: https://t.co/DazFeXqtrY