Monthly Archives: June, 2022

Six challenges in healthcare remain to be addressed

As one reflects on the success of the past 75 years and how healthcare has changed and developed with the growth of healthcare management,...

Nursing Home Reform

The fact that so many Covid related deaths have occurred in nursing homes has drawn attention to the fact that there must be something...

How to handle tough challenges and emerge triumphant

Adaptive leadership is a model that was introduced by Heifetz and Linsky and is defined as the act of mobilizing a group of individuals...

Irish Women in Leadership

debate “Women in Leadership,” in a special podcast to celebrate the HMI’s 75th Anniversary.

It is important for Health Mangers to be members of a professional body

I am honoured and privileged to be asked to write an article for the 75th celebration of the establishment of the Health Management Institute (HMI)....

HMI – A Personal Perspective

My first encounter with the HMI, formerly known as the Institute of Hospital Administrators, came from a discussion on career progression with Mr. John...

The single biggest enabler of change is ourselves and how we treat other people

On this the 75th anniversary of the HMI, I started to reflect on the changes that have occurred in our understanding of leadership over the...

What will the future of our health service look like over the next few decades?

Influence of the Political System. If the provision of health care services is not decoupled from political influence, vested interests will still play a huge...

HMI over the years

HMI over the years.

New MD, VHI Health and Wellbeing

Anne O’Connor, former Chief Operations Officer of the HSE has taken over as Managing Director of VHI Health and Wellbeing.  As Chief Operations Officer since...

New HIQA Chief Executive

Angela Fitzgerald has been appointed the new Chief Executive of HIQA. Prior to this appointment, she served as Deputy National Director, Acute Operations in the...

Secretary General Dept of Education

Former Health Manager, Bernie McNally has been appointed Secretary General of the Department of Education. A native of Carrickmacross, she worked as an Occupational Therapist...

Tallaght University Hospital rolls out Irish National Orthopaedic Register

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), which is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, has become the tenth hospital in Ireland to roll out the...

Medical Law in Ireland

Dr Deirdre Madden, Deputy Chair HSE Board has contributed a chapter on Medical Law in Ireland to the Kluwer International Encyclopedia of Laws. Dr Madden is Law...

Appointed to Charities Regulator Board

Dr. Geraldine Smith has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of the Charities Regulator. Dr. Smith is an Independent Governance, Internal Audit, Compliance, Assurance...

CEO of new Health Group

Dr Caroline Whelan, former CEO of the Blackrock Clinic, has been appointed CEO of Ireland’s newest private hospital group - the Blackrock Health Group. She leads a...

New Private Hospital Association Chief

Mr. Jim Daly has been appointed chief executive of the Private Hospitals Association (PHA). Mr Daly, who retired from national politics over two years ago is a Former Fine Gael Minister...

Chair of European Medicines Agency’s Management Board

Lorraine Nolan has been elected Chair of the European Medicines Agency’s Management Board for a three year period.Dr Nolan is the Chief Executive of the Irish Health...

All-Island Congenital Heart Disease Network appoints two Professors

Health Ministers Stephen Donnelly TD and Robin Swann MLA have jointly welcomed the appointment by the All-Island Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Network of two...

New Master/Chief Executive of the Rotunda Hospital

Prof. Seán Daly has been appointed as the 40th Master/Chief Executive of the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, for a seven year period, beginning in January...

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