The Sexual Wellbeing Service
| Contact Information | Rea Amadora, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sexuality and Disability
Tel: 01 235 5288 email: sexualwellbeing@nrh.ie |
| How to find us | NRH Main Hospital |
This nurse-led service was established in 2002 and is primarily run by a Clinical Nurse Specialist who has a specialised knowledge and expertise in the areas of sexuality and disability. The service is available to patients form all clinical programmes within the hospital, to both inpatients and outpatients. This service is also accessible to individuals with neurological conditions through external referrals
What is Sexuality?
‘Sexuality is an integral part of who we are, what we believe, what we feel and how we respond to others, regardless of age, gender, health and physical ability. It encompasses all the feelings, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to a person’s own sense of being a man or a woman.’
Sexuality is an integral part of who we are, what we believe, what we feel and how we
respond to others, regardless of age, gender, health and physical ability. Sexuality encompasses all the feelings, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to
a person’s own sense of self. Sexuality is an important component of sexual
wellbeing.
What is Sexual Wellbeing?
This has been described as a person’s satisfaction with the emotional and physical aspects of relationships, satisfaction with sexual functioning and the importance of sexuality in their life.
Description of Service
Read more The service provides support for patients and their relevant other who have experienced disability or disabling illness in their lives. This experience can often have a traumatic effect on patients, which can sometimes result in relationship difficulties, damage to body image and self-esteem, difficulty with sexual function, and particularly for male patients with spinal cord injury, problems with fertility. In order to provide a holistic rehabilitation programme for our patients, the area of sexual wellbeing and sexual health can be included in patients programmes if they feel ready to discuss such issues. Some patients may prefer to wait until after they have been discharged as an Inpatient and come back as an Outpatient to attend the service. The Sexual Wellbeing service provides information and counselling in a private and confidential setting, and in a non-judgemental way for the following: The Sexual Wellbeing Service and Paediatric Programme has developed information leaflets for parents of children with acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury. Work is continuing to further develop educational booklets for children of different age groups. External healthcare agencies can request education and training for their staff and, or service users. Multidisciplinary workshops are run throughout the year to provide information and increase comfort levels of NRH Staff in raising these issues with our patients. Show less
Patient Information
Read more What is the Sexual Wellbeing Service at the NRH? The sexual wellbeing service will provide information and counselling within a sensitive, supportive and confidential setting. What is Sexual Wellbeing? What is Sexuality? Sexuality is an integral part of who we are, what we believe, what we feel and how we Sexuality encompasses all the feelings, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to What does the Sexual Wellbeing Service Provide? In order to provide a holistic rehabilitation programme for our patients, the area of sexual wellbeing can be included in patients’ programmes if they feel ready to discuss such issues. Some patients may prefer to wait until after they have been discharged as an Inpatient and come back as an Outpatient to attend the service. Who is on the Sexual Wellbeing Service Team? The Rehabilitation Consultants at the NRH are also available to address any medical concerns of patients and their partners. The NRH has a visiting Consultant Urologist whose expertise is also available to patients to answer concerns in relation to sexual function, and whose role is important in some of the fertility programmes that may need to be undertaken. How can I Access the Sexual Wellbeing Service? Contact details:- Rea Amadora. Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sexuality and Disability Tel (01) 235 5288 Email: sexualwellbeing@nrh.ie Show less
The Sexual Wellbeing service at the NRH provides an opportunity for individuals (and their partners) to discuss concerns and address issues about changes in their sexual wellbeing since their injury or diagnosis.
This has been described as a person’s satisfaction with the emotional and physical aspects of relationships; satisfaction with sexual functioning and the importance of sexuality in a person’s life.
respond to others, regardless of age, gender, health and physical ability.
a person’s own sense of self.
The service provides support for patients – and their relevant other – after experiencing disability or disabling illness in their lives. This experience can often have a traumatic effect on our patients which can result in issues such as:
The service is led by Rea Amadora, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sexuality and Disability.
Information Leaflets to view or download
