The new National Standards for Safer and Better Healthcare, which he said were the first standards that spanned the public and private sectors, were welcomed by Mr. Fergus Clancy, Chief Executive Officer of the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, when he addressed the HMI Forum.
Hospital managers have to meet six challenges to provide a safe, improving and modernising service, top health service management guru, William McKee tells Maureen Browne
Licensing of healthcare facilities on the basis of the new National Standards for Safer and Better Healthcare is due to be introduced in 2012, with HIQA as the licensing authority, Ms Hilary Coates told the HMI Forum.
A specially discounted rate is available for HMI members at the 7th National Health Summit which will be held on January 25 & 26, 2011 in Croke Park, Dublin.
The concept of an independent representative advocacy service is important as a key enabler to empower older people in residential care to express their wishes and concerns, writes Anne Harris.
Have you got the competencies required to make best use of the staggering amount of data in the Irish health services and to avoid misinterpretations and wrong conclusions, asks Conor Hannaway.
The HSE has a new Chief Executive, Cathal Magee, a new Chair, Dr. Frank Dolphin and a Board which has seen a number of new appointments in recent times.
Two new officers have been elected to the Board of the HMI. Mr. Gerard O’Callaghan has been elected Honorary Treasurer and Ms. Lucy Nugent has been elected Honorary Secretary.
Grade drift, “tapping people on the shoulder” for appointments, poor morale in the health service and the timescale for implementing the new Acute Medicine Programme were among the topics raised at a lively debate at the packed HMI Forum in Ardee. Maureen Browne reports.
Former health chief, Pat McLoughlin called for tougher regulation of the health services and greater transparency in decision making, when he addressed the HMI Forum in Ardee, writes Maureen Browne.
The new programme will be delivered through dedicated multidisciplinary teams working in a network of Acute Medical Units, Acute Medical Assessment Units and Medical Assessment Units in three different levels of hospitals around the country, Prof. Shane O'Neill told the HMI Forum in Ardee, Maureen Browne reports.
The "Six Thinking Hats" is a powerful technique that aids a team as they look at making important decisions from a number of different perspectives, writes Keith McCarthy.
The Taoiseach’s Public Service Excellence Awards aim to showcase and celebrate public service projects that make a particular difference to the way the citizen can avail of services, writes Maureen Browne.