Felicity McFadden, Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Felicity McFadden has previously worked as a PHN and is now working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Respiratory Integrated Care within Cavan Monaghan Primary Care Centres and The Chronic Disease Management Hub in Co. Monaghan.

Felicity has started a new quality initiative service where she is leading an ANP clinic within the community setting in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), Asthma and Insomnia.  The goals are to reduce the hospital Out Patient Department (OPD) waiting list, provide holistic care and meet service needs closer to the patient’s home in a more timely manner.

“OSA is now considered an independent risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and dementia. Integrated care is the new way forward for promoting new ways of working collaboratively to improve the quality of care and supporting people to live independently in their own community”.