Yearly Archives: 2016

The HSE has fined the country’s acute hospitals over €3.7 million for breaching waiting list targets for the last five months of 2015. Maureen Browne reports.

The 2016 HSE National Service Plan has provided €12,987 million for the delivery of health and social care services in 2016. Of this, €2,928.5 million was available immediately with a further €58.5m becoming available during 2016 once specific implementation plans have been agreed with the Department of Health, according to Health Minister, Leo Varadkar.

A total of 459,487 patients were waiting for hospital diagnosis and treatment at the end of December 2015, according to the latest figures published by the Department of Health. Maureen Browne reports.

The HSE wants to change the notion that all roads lead to hospital emergency departments and to let people know that there are alternatives for patients who might otherwise find themselves waiting for long period in EDs, Mr. John Hennessy, HSE National Director Primary Care told the HMI Dublin Mid Leinster Regional Forum in the Dublin Dental Hospital last week. Maureen Browne reports.

Denis Doherty makes ten suggestions of ways that could contribute to giving our hospitals a better chance of delivering what is expected of them.

A number of areas have been selected to be pioneer areas to test new models of care for older persons and chronic diseases. These areas will align with existing improvement initiatives, writes Dr. Aine Carroll, National Director of the Clinical Strategy and Programmes Division (CSPD) of the HSE.

In all hospital systems, be it in Ireland or elsewhere, the issue of supply of healthcare to the increasing demand for care is the wicked problem to be solved, writes Dr. Peter Lachman.

The early days were a crucial period for learning, gathering information, meeting people, identifying new responsibilities and risks, writes Rosarii Mannion, HSE National Director HR.

If the delivery of health care becomes reliant on technology then technology must meet that need, writes Richard Corbridge, HSE Chief Information Officer.

Chartered Physiotherapist Avril Copeland, has developed an award winning technology which assists patients in their rehabilitation and recovery. Maureen Browne reports.

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