Toolkit and Guidelines for the Employment of Travellers in the Health Service Executive

The Traveller Health Unit (THU) in the Eastern region contracted Tanya Lalor of Third Systems Approach to undertake this
piece of work earlier this year. We were conscious that there were a range of targeted initiatives being undertaken by the
HSE to address Traveller health issues, such as the significant Primary Health Care for Travellers Projects, of which there are
9 in our THU region. However we were equally conscious that the HSE, as the largest employer in the State, has the potential
to recruit Travellers to a range of mainstream employment positions. The report was to identify a series of good practice
guidelines that could be put in place in order to maximise the employment of Travellers in the HSE.

While this report is focused on the HSE the learning documented could have the potential to improve employment and
further training outcomes for Travellers across the country in a range of settings. The report offers practical advice drawing
on a range of developments with Travellers and good practice developed with other sectors including people with a disability
and minority ethnic groups.