Yearly Archives: 2023

New RCPI CEO

Audrey Houlihan, who has been appointed new CEO of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She will take up her new role on...

CEO of Mater Private Network Cork

Sandra Daly has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mater Private Network in Cork. Having started her career as a radiographer, Sandra has many years...

New CEO South/South West Hospital Group

Prof. John Higgins, who has been appointed CEO of the South/South West Hospital Group. Prof. Higgins, who took up his post on May 15, succeeds...

Elected to Board of Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies

John Farrelly, Chief Executive Mental Health Commission, has been elected to the Board of the Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies. He said, “I...

Group COO for Mater Private Network

Liam Dunne has been appointed Group Chief Operations Officer for Mater Private Network. He joined us earlier this year and brings a wealth of...

Executive Dean of RCSI Faculty

Professor Mark White has been appointed as Executive Dean to the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health...

Brian Walsh Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of VHI

Brian Walsh has been appointed Group CEO of the VHI. Brian joined the VHI in November 2014 as Chief Financial Officer and has been...

Clinical Director at Mater Private Network Cork

Professor Dominic Hegarty, Consultant in Pain Management and Neuromodulation, has been appointed Clinical Director at the Mater Private Network in Cork.  He will be responsible...

DoH Chief Health and Social Care Professional Officer

Fiona Steed has been appointed  Chief Health and Social Care Professional (HSCP) Officer with the Department of Health. Fiona Steed’s professional career spans 30 years...

Director National Patient Safety Office

Kate O'Flaherty has been appointed Director, National Patient Safety Office at the Department of Health.  

HSE’s €21.6 billion National Service Plan

This year, the HSE will spend a total of €21.6 billion on providing services, deliver additional acute and critical care beds, aim to achieve...

How HSE will spend its record €1.027 billion capital budget in 2023

The HSE will spend a total of €1.027 billion on capital projects in 2023. This will fund the provision of 261 new and replacement acute...

UPMC Acquires Dublin Sports Surgery Clinic

UPMC has formally acquired the 101-bed Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC) in Dublin, following approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). SSC now...

Robots won’t be taking over hospitals of the future

The CEO of one of the country’s leading acute hospitals, which is celebrating its 25th birthday this month doesn’t see robots taking over the...

Minister for Health Announces Site Locations for ‘Surgical Hub’ Projects Nationally

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has announced the site locations for a number of ‘Surgical Hubs’ nationally. The surgical hubs are being developed in key locations...

Developments at Tallaght University Hospital

Tallaght University Hospital has received capital approval for a 72 inpatient bed endoscopy/oncology block. All the inpatient beds will be in single rooms. The...

Minister Announces Acceleration of Delivery of Second New Ward Block at University Hospital Limerick

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly announced on May 24 the acceleration of plans to deliver additional bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick. The Department of...

Dramatic increase projected for Non Melanoma Skin Cancer in Ireland

Between the years 2015 and 2045, the average number of people in Ireland diagnosed with Non Melanoma Skin Cancer each year is projected to...

An 18% decrease compared to the waiting list peaks experienced during the pandemic in 2020/21

Hospital waiting list figures by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on March 10, 2023 showed that there were 515,280 people on the Active...

Funding in place to staff Endometriosis supra regional specialist centre

Funding has been received to support a multi-disciplinary specialist team for the east of Ireland’s  national supra-regional specialist tertiary referral centres for complex Endometriosis...

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