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We need to move away from a command and control model

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A Herculean effort was now required to effect changes in the Irish health services at the scale and pace required, Dean Sullivan HSE Deputy DG – Strategy told a HMI Dublin Mid Leinster meeting in the Dublin Dental Hospital. Maureen Browne reports.

Second Chance – Enable, Empower And Hold To Account

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Denis Doherty casts a cynical eye on the approach to management training of the HSE when it was established and recalls how comparisons with how the Kremlin and the Vatican acted in managing dissent were made jokingly but taken seriously by many who understandably were not prepared to put their career prospects at risk.

Two UK initiatives should be introduced in Ireland

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As we face ongoing issues in the media regarding the performance of the HSE and those who work in healthcare, I cannot but reflect on how we are not that good at demonstrating where we have had success and how in general, though there are problems overall there are more successes than failures, writes Dr Peter Lachman.

Investigation report into child sexual abuse referrals against adults of concern

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The Child and Family Agency (Tusla) must take urgent action to address serious shortcomings in how it manages allegations of child sexual abuse, according...

Standing on the brink of Hell and throwing in a damp sponge

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Paul Harrison looks at life and death in Malawi, a country at the bottom of the world income ranking, with three public psychiatrists for 17 million people and where charity seems to be the most successful industry.

Being a woman in a leadership role

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I am not aware of the impact of my gender in the workplace on a day to day basis, but being asked to write this article made me think about where gender comes into play in business and the importance of diversity in all shapes and forms (gender, age race, thinking) in leadership writes Eimear Caslin, General Manager, GSK Ireland.

HIQA concerns on proposed EU regulation on HTA

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The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) welcomes a proposed new EU regulation on health technology assessments (HTA), but has a number of concerns as to how it will operate in practice, writes Dr Máirín Ryan, HIQA Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health Technology Assessment (HTA).

Singing for staff health and wellbeing

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With the pressures on colleagues in work today, it is important that we all take time to unwind/relax and participate in the things we enjoy, writes Fergal Fox, HSE Health Promotion and Improvement.

HSE Mental Health Service Improvement Programme

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To transform how mental health services are planned and delivered, HSE Mental Health took an innovative step three years ago to establish a mental health service improvement programme, writes Yvonne O’Neill.

Ireland ideally placed to be a world leader in total connected health solutions

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In Ireland today we have nine of the global top ten pharma companies and 18 of the top 25 medical device companies, writes Colman Casey, National Director, Health Innovation Hub Ireland.

Patients to decide how to spend state health money

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Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK will receive personal allowances of NHS cash to organise their own care as ministers seek to “put power back into the hands of patients,” according to Chris Smyth, Health Editor of The Times.

Managers should be wary of straining their voices

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Business executives, teachers and sports coaches are among the professionals that regularly put their ability to speak at risk by ‘misusing’ their voices at work, according to a leading international medical expert.

President’s Message

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Staff beat the "Beast from the East."

Innovative Finalists at HMI Leaders Award

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Three finalists were highly praised by the judging panel in the 2017 HMI Leaders Award. Maureen Browne reports.

Serving the homeless population in Cork

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A multidisciplinary team which focusses on providing vital services to isolated and secluded individuals caught in the throes of homelessness, was presented by Dr. Anna Marie Naughton of the Adult Homeless Integrated Team (AHIT), Cork Kerry Community Healthcare St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork. Maureen Browne reports.

A community home for persons with disabilities

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A project which facilitated people with disabilities to move from a congregated setting in St. Raphael’s Centre, Youghal, Co. Cork to their own homes in community settings in a planned, phased and coordinated manner, was presented to the judging panel by Deborah Harrington, Project Manager.

Maximising out-of-hours safety

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The implementation of an innovative nursing role of Clinical Support Nurse Manager at night in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, to maximise safety and minimise risk during out-of-hours was presented to the judges by Shauna Ennis, Nursing Practice Development Co-ordinator (Adult Service) at Tallaght.

Hub-and-spoke trauma system for Ireland

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Two regional hub-and-spoke Trauma Networks, each with a designated Major Trauma Centre for the treatment of major trauma that requires access to specialised trauma care, have been recommended by the Report of the Trauma Steering Group, chaired by Prof. Eilis McGovern. Maureen Browne reports.

HSE DDG John Connaghan answers HMI Members’ questions in Galway

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John Connaghan, Deputy Director General and Chief Operations Officer of the HSE participated in the HMI Forum in Merlin Park Hospital Galway in February 2018. Maureen Browne reports.

A towering figure in women’s health services

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Pauline Treanor, who has just retired as General Manager of the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin following 18 years working in the hospital– the oldest continually operating maternity hospital in the world – has been a towering figure in the strategic and operational development of nursing, midwifery and women’s health services over the last quarter century, writes Maureen Browne.
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