Health and care services
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Spending and quality in health
Publicpolicy.ie economist Paul Redmond suggests that cutting absenteeism and reducing the average of length of hospital stays can deliver better…
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Best practice in CSR
Luas operator Transdev Ireland hosted a round table discussion on corporate social responsibility. The discussion was between a number of…
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New EU plans to cut energy consumption
With the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target in difficulty, a new Directive focuses on introducing obligation schemes for the public…
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Embracing technology to support transformation
Pat Power, Head of Accenture Ireland’s Healthcare practice, outlines the main trends in health technology and how these can be…
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Managing health in lean times
Laverne McGuinness, the HSE’s National Director for Integrated Services, tells an eolas seminar how reform is improving services on the…
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Screening for a healthier nation
Quality assured population-based screening programmes. Population-based screening programmes are a vital feature of health provision in Ireland for the past…
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Drivers for change in health
Dr Brian Turner explains why economics and demographics are changing the Health Service and suggests that government targets may be…
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Celebrating 40 years of the barcode: the Global Language of Business
Standardised systems can help to make healthcare more efficient and accurate, therefore improving the safety of patients. For 40 years,…
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Increasing dividends from health research
Health research delivers many practical benefits in addition to economic and employment returns. ‘At a time when everyone is focusing…
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Quality in healthcare
The experience of patients is the only way to assess standards in healthcare, says the Health Information and Quality Authority’s…
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