HSE Health & Wellbeing IHA Dublin North City & West Expression of Interest- Blakestown/Mulhuddart/Corduff
We Can Quit and Healthy Food Made Easy Programme

HSE funded programmes - Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme

The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme is a cross-government initiative that adopts a place-based approach to addressing health inequalities. The programme is designed to improve the long-term health and wellbeing of people living in communities across Ireland where health inequalities are most evident. HSE Health & Wellbeing, Integrated Healthcare Area of Dublin North City & West are inviting Expressions of Interest from organisations with a track record of working with disadvantaged to deliver programmes to improve their physical and emotional health and wellbeing to coordinate and deliver two community-based programmes in the area of Blakestown/Mulhuddart/Corduff:

1. Community-led Stop Smoking Support Programme - We Can Quit
2. Community Cooking Programme – Healthy Food Made Easy

Successful organisations will be contracted by HSE via Section 39 Grant Agreement (Health Act 2004) to deliver a specified level of service as part of the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme.

Previous experience in delivering one or other of the programmes will be an advantage but is not essential.

Expressions of interest are now being invited for the establishment of a new Sláintecare Healthy Communities area, covering Blakestown, Mulhuddart, and Corduff.

Community-led Stop Smoking Service – We Can Quit Description

The Community-led Stop Smoking Service – We Can Quit is a group programme delivered over 12 weeks by trained facilitators. The programme uses a structured evidence-based smoking cessation approach, a supportive peer group environment with access to evidence-based stop smoking medication provided free of charge to support individuals to quit smoking.

The coordination and delivery of the service by a community organisation will involve a partnership approach with the community and voluntary sector, the HSE and other health care providers.

Community organisations will be required to:

• Recruit and employ a panel of Stop Smoking community facilitators. The community organisation is required to follow up with clients at 12-, 26- and 52-weeks call backs.
• Advertise and recruit into the We Can Quit stop smoking groups.
• Manage the logistics to support operation of the groups e.g. venues, insurance, participant reminders, budget management.
• Liaise with partner pharmacies for additional support for stop smoking medication for group participants and administer payment in line with local and national arrangements.
• Participate in local coordination governance groups with all stakeholders, identifying and responding to gaps and local need.
• Ensure facilitators and staff involved in programme co-ordination have access to IT equipment and internet access to enable use of the HSE’s standardised patient management system for the delivery and recording of the stop smoking service.
• Ensure required monitoring and evaluation processes are in place and be open to external monitoring and auditing of client records by the Tobacco Free Ireland programme for quality assurance purposes. This is a standardised process for all stop smoking services regardless of whether they are internal to the HSE or contracted providers.
• Complete and return reports, including financial reporting in a timely manner, to facilitate monitoring and evaluation the programme by HSE.
• Maintain supply of relevant materials and resources to support programme delivery.

The HSE will provide the following support to the community organisation:

• Funding to provide the agreed quantum of service, in line with nationally agreed funding model.
• Access to accredited training for Smoking Cessation Facilitators and refresher/upskilling on an annual basis.
• Access to training and support to use the standardised patient management system.
• Funding to provide access to free stop smoking medication for participants who choose to use it as part of the programme.
• Access to materials and resources to support programme delivery.

*Note: The Revenue Commissioners have published a Code of Practice for Determining Employment or Self-Employment Status of Individuals. It is the responsibility of the organisation contracted to provide a service to HSE to ensure that their HR and employment practices are compliant with relevant employment and tax law.

Please see Expression of Interest document attached below.

Closing Date for receipt of applications: Friday 30 May 2025

Applications to: hwb.dncc@hse.ie

Further enquiries can be sought in advance of submission from: seamus.hogan@hse.ie