In 2023 the QIDN awarded it’s first educational bursary to Mrs.J.Joy, Staff Nurse at the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, Dublin.

This funding contributed towards Mrs.Joy undertaking a “Masters in Health Science (Children’s Palliative Care/ Complex Care) at the University of Galway.

Following on from the completion of the Master’s programme, Mrs.Joy assembled a poster presentation entitled “Parental Perspectives of Children with Life-Limiting conditions, availing of a Respite Stay” and presented this at the annual conference of the Irish Association for Palliative Care (“IAPC”) and at the 6th Marruza Conference in Rome in 2023.

The QIDN wishes to congratulate Mrs.Joy on completing the “Masters in Health Science” programme.