Monthly Archives: December, 2023

President’s Message

“Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.” An old Irish saying I first heard in primary school and thought I understood. In more...

Healthcare Managers Will Provide Leadership For Changes Required In The Health Service – HMI President

Healthcare managers would provide the leadership for the changes required in the health service, HMI President, Mr. Tony Canavan said when he officially opened...

Health gains in Ireland have been substantial

OECD figures showed that health gains in Ireland had been substantial between 1985 and 2019, with life expectancy at birth in Ireland above the...

Government used COVID to progress health reform

While shocks destabilised a health system they also opened up an opportunity for transformation and rather than putting a break on major reform, the...

Thank you Health Managers – Secretary General

Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health, said he wanted to thank everybody at the Conference for the fantastic work they...

No funding for new medicines in 2024 deeply frustrating

New medicines were essential for patient care and for higher standards of care, positively impacting the lives of patients and those around them and...

We Need To Accelerate Progress on Integrated Care

The journey towards integrated care was not just a concept; it was a transformational path to a brighter and healthier future for everyone, and...

Private Hospital Chief Urges Strategic Partnership With Public Sector

The Private Hospitals Association believed a strategic partnership with the public sector would serve this nation much better than the current reactive approach, Dr....

What The New HSE Structure Will Look Like

The new Health Regions would stand up from February 2024, as the REOs were appointed, and would continue to progress throughout 2024, in accordance...

Leaders of Conference Discussions

Panel Discussions at the Conference were led by Mary Warde, Head of Primary Care Services, CHO West, Ann Cosgrove, Chief Operations Officer, Saolta University...

HOPE Gives Ireland Strong Lobby Voice In Europe

HOPE had given Ireland a very strong voice to lobby in Europe, to share with colleagues improved care pathways for patients and to compare...

Patient Experience Voice Vital To Improving Health Services

The objective of the HSE Patient and Service user Experience was to facilitate partnering with patients, service users, family members and carers in the...

Three New Members of HMI Council

Three new Members have been appointed to the HMI Council. They are Dr. Phillipa Ryan Withero, Grace Rothwell and Theresa Heller. A native of Kilkenny, Grace...

An Irish NHS!

The suggestion of an Irish NHS didn’t go down well. I would even hazard a guess that we’ll have our own Las Vegas in...

Diagnostic error is everyone’s responsibility – What can be done?

While one may argue that diagnosis is mainly the responsibility of clinicians, it has been suggested that leaders and managers have a responsibility as...

South/South West Hospital Group overall winner of EAHM innovation award

The Transforming Theatre programme - an integrative approach to identifying and improving patient flow through 56 operating theatres/rooms in ten hospitals across the South/South...

Three Awards for Bon Secours, Dublin

The Bon Secours Hospital Dublin received three prestigious awards at the 32nd Annual All-Ireland Occupational Safety Awards which took place in the Great Southern...

CEO and Co-Founder, of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

CEO and Co-Founder, of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Barbara O'Connell, has decided to step down from her role as CEO of the organisation. She said...

New CEO of Tusla

Kate Duggan has been appointed as  the new CEO of Tusla - Child and Family Agency. She is a former Deputy CEO and has been...

Appointed to Governing Authority of Maynooth University

John Farrelly, Chief Executive, Mental Health Commission, Decision Support Service has been appointed as a member of the Governing Authority of Maynooth University. Mr. Farrelly...

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