Health and care services
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Where to now for health?
University College Cork’s Brian Turner reflects on the current status of Ireland’s health system and ponders how the new Government…
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A Vision for the Future of Pharmacy Practice
Damhnait Gaughan, Acting Registrar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, discusses the potential for pharmacists’ contribution to Ireland’s health service…
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A primary care facility at work
Adam Morton visits Darley Health centre in Cavan to find out how its Primary Care Team’s coordinated approach improves the…
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Healthlink: providing access to information
eHealth Ireland’s National Lead for Access to Information, Gemma Garvan explains how the National Healthlink project’s integration into the eHealth…
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The cost of Universal Health Insurance
First announced in 2011, promises of a universal single tiered health service in Ireland is as far away now as…
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Increasing patient safety
Practical use of barcode standards for patient safety and activity based costing in operating theatres. Risks to patient safety occur…
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The health minister’s in-tray
June Shannon analyses the state of healthcare in Ireland and the issues facing the incoming Minister for Health. In the…
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Waiting for treatment
With waiting times in hospitals on the rise, eolas reviews the situation. Despite promises that waiting times for both inpatient…
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Delivering effective technology based solutions
Yvonne Goff, Chief Clinical Information Officer for the HSE talks to Adam Morton about the importance of clinical engagement in…
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Financing the health service
An overview of how the Health Service Executive plans to spend its budget in 2016. Although the Health Service Executive’s…
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