Injury units treat recent injuries (less than 6 weeks old) that are not life-threatening and unlikely to need admission to hospital. Injury units can treat: ➡️ broken bones, sprains and strains, from knees to toes ➡️ broken bones, sprains and strains, from collarbone to fingertips ➡️ minor facial injuries (including oral, dental and nasal injuries) ➡️ minor scalds and burns ➡️ wounds, bites, cuts, grazes and scalp lacerations (cuts) ➡️ small abscesses and boils ➡️ splinters and fish hooks ➡️ objects stuck in eyes, ears or nose ➡️ minor head injuries (fully-conscious patients, who did not have loss of consciousness or vomit after the head injury) 📍 Find your nearest injury unit: bit.ly/3J3v1lH

Today is #InternationalMensDay and we encourage all men and boys to engage with their health and wellbeing. Yesterday, we launched the 2nd National Men’s Health Action Plan which sets out a range of actions and areas of men’s health that will be focused on in the coming years: hse.ie/eng/services/publicat… #IMD24

Laura Brennan would have been 32 years old today. After her cancer diagnosis, and until her death in 2019, she campaigned to encourage parents to get the facts on the #HPVvaccine. The vaccine helps protect young people from the HPV virus which can cause cervical and other cancers in both men and women. Follow the final chapters in her life in this documentary on the @RTEplayer: rte.ie/player/movie/laura-br… #ThankYouLaura