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SDU is not a magic bullet

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The new Special Delivery Unit may not be a magic bullet but many are saying that it will need a sprinkle or two of fairy dust, if it is to fulfil its brief without any extra money, writes Maureen Browne.

A philosopher and intellectual

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Martin Connor is a philosopher, who has been described as an intellectual with a very nice style and a leadership approach which is participative and collaborative.

Ireland is moving towards Academic Medical Centres

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The current provisions around relationships between universities and the health system in Ireland are unlikely to be sustainable into the future and Ireland is likely to be compelled to move towards establishment of Academic Medical Centres or Academic Health Science Centres, Mr. John O’Brien told a recent HMI Forum organised by the Dublin Mid Leinster Regional Committee.

Minister to set up new children’s agency

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Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald says health managers have a very challenging job in the current environment and it is very important that we work to maintain morale and a sense of unity. Maureen Browne reports.

A Minister with steely determination

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Frances Fitzgerald is a professional social worker and family therapist. She holds a B.Soc. Science degree from U.C.D. and an M.Sc. in Social Administration and Social Work from the London School of Economics.

Lessons for the health services from the Cork air crash

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Our ability to care for patients in an emergency will never be better than our ability to care for them on a normal day, writes Peter Daly, Chief Emergency Management Officer, HSE South.

We must protect whistleblowers

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Unless protection is introduced for whistleblowers, I would confidently predict no working person will ever again raise their head above the parapet to speak out about wrongdoing in the workplace, writes David Begg.

New laws for whistleblowers needed

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If there is general acceptance of the unique role which health staff play in protecting vulnerable people, then we have to examine if there are adequate protections and procedures in place to enable them speak out when care standards slip, writes Eamon Timmins.

Learning lessons from the private sector

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Over two decades of ‘social partnership’ health service managers abdicated their responsibilities for direct communication with employees and ‘outsourced’ it to trade union officials, writes Gerald Flynn.

Exploring the Irish health repository

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Aoife Lawton and Padraig Manning write about a unique and unparalleled collection of Irish health-related material which is available to Irish health service managers in a simple, straightforward one-stop shop, without the clutter and ‘false positives’ of a Google search.

Universal health insurance won’t work

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Forty seven per cent of senior Irish health managers do not believe a universal health insurance model will work in this country, according to a poll in Health Manager. Thirty two per cent of those who replied thought it would work and 21 per cent said they did not know.

Dates for your Diary

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Health managers may be interested in the following events.

Getting real about performance management

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Quite often, a misleading record in relation to performance levels can have an undesirable legal significance, writes Conor Hannaway.

Power up your mind

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The informal or unstructured process of management development in many cases must come from the manager themselves, but often they don’t know where to begin writes Keith McCarthy.

Biomnis Healthcare Innovation Award Winners

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Stewarts Care & Dalkia Ltd were the winners of the Public Private Healthcare Collaboration award at the Biomnis Healthcare Innovation Awards hosted by Investnet, which recognised groundbreaking performances by individuals and organisations involved in Irish healthcare

Reader’s Offer Standard Precautions DVD

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HMI are delighted to introduce our newest reader’s offer! Readers can now purchase our most popular training DVD ‘Standard Precautions for infection control’ (Community...

President’s Message

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The criteria for the profession of health service managers

New national structure for HMI

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In a strategic development, HMI has initiated the development of a new national structure, which will define it as a truly national organisation and allow local members to establish and participate in local committees

HMI launches new website

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The Health Management Institute is delighted to announce the launch of its new website www.hmi.ie

CEO of AMNCH

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Eilish Hardiman has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght, Dublin
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