Health and care services
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HSE CIO Fran Thompson: ‘Healthcare is a whole ecosystem that must be digitised’
Ciarán Galway sits down with Health Service Executive (HSE) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Fran Thompson to discuss his vision for…
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Partnership between patients and doctors more critical than ever
Medicine has innovated exponentially in recent years. Progress in vaccines for pre-teens to protect against cancer, evolution in artificial intelligence…
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Budget 2024 delivers real terms funding cut for Irish health sector
In a challenging budget for the health sector, an €808 million increase in total cash terms represents a real-terms cut.…
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Institute of Public Health marks 25 years of shaping public health policy
2023 was a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health (IPH), which marked 25 years of shaping public health…
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What has happened to Sláintecare?
Although Sláintecare formally remains the Government’s flagship health policy, its impetus has increasingly receded over the course of the Government’s…
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Building pharmacy capacity as part of a future integrated healthcare system
Joanne Kissane, Registrar and Chief Officer of the PSI – the Pharmacy Regulator, reflects on her first year in the…
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Significant rollout of Individual Health Identifier
Maria McCann is an organisational psychologist and Director of Health Identity Management Services in Health Service Executive (HSE). With responsibility…
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St. John’s: A hospital with rich past, delivering for the future
St. John’s might be among Limerick’s and the Ireland’s oldest hospitals, but it very much has a clear plan for…
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Innovation in the Irish health sector
Kevin Kelly, General Manager – eHealth (Digital Workflow and Automation) with the Health Service Executive (HSE), speaks to eolas Magazine…
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NMBI’s State of the Register 2023
Louise Kavanagh McBride, President of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) writes about its recently published State of…
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