Health and care services
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A modern and dynamic nursing and midwifery regulator
Essene Cassidy, President of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) talks about the role of the regulator, modernisation…
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Capital spending in health
Capital spending on health accounted for 10.4 per cent, or €1.084 billion, of the €75 billion allocated under the National…
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A modern hospital with medieval foundations
There’s a remarkable yet reassuring dichotomy story writ large in the annals of St John’s Hospital in the heart of…
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DASSL: A technical infrastructure to support access, sharing, storage and linkage of health data
Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of and accelerated the demand for high-quality health data for policymaking, practice, and research. Ireland…
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IACP celebrates 40th anniversary
In 2021, the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) celebrated its 40th anniversary. For 40 years, the IACP has…
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Health information systems in Ireland
In June 2021, the ESRI published Developments in health information systems in Ireland and internationally. The report’s objective was to…
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What can we learn from the HSE and Department of Health ransomware attacks?
Ireland appeared to be shaken to the core by the recent cyberattack on the HSE and the Department of Health,…
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WHO publishes its global digital health strategy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2025 as it looks to “improve health…
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Medical devices regulation
In May 2021, a year later than scheduled, stronger rules on medical devices were introduced across the EU. The Medical…
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Three pillars of digital transformation
Public service is more proactive in digital transformation than people think and typically uses three key pillars for change writes…
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