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Health data ‘holds the potential to revolutionise public health’

WebIn December, the Department of Health was awarded €3.6 million in EU funding to support the establishment of a health data access body which will allow …

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Government announces commission on care for older people

WebBy Michael McHale 4th October 2023. An independent commission to examine care and supports for older people will begin next year, the Government has announced. The …

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Digital health strategy to be published by end of March

WebThe Government’s long-awaited digital health strategy will be published by the end of next month, Irish Medical Times can reveal. The plan, which has been beset …

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Ireland’s health data failures highlighted in global study

WebIreland’s failure to effectively manage and provide access to crucial health data has been highlighted in a new global health report. The 2023 OECD Health at a …

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A repeat chronicle: The modern institutional Irish health service

WebIn 1968, the Fitzgerald Report reemphasised the need for change. Pointing out that there were 169 separate hospitals for acute services under the control of 27 …

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Strong demand for healthcare assistants

WebWith an ageing population, the Economic and Social Research Institute has projected that demand for long-term residential care beds will increase by 40-54 per cent …

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HSE to introduce new models of primary and hospital care

WebThe HSE will spend €20.6bn on health and personal social services in 2021, a record increase of 21 per cent on the 2020 health allocation. From this, €426m has been …

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Cervical cancer to be eliminated in Ireland

WebThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is developing a global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem. The WHO proposes that …

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The big questions for digital healthcare

WebThe big questions for digital healthcare. By Contributor 2nd December 2019. Ahead of his talk at the RCPI’s Digital Health conference on December 6, Art Papier, …

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“Bringing care to the patient, not just the patient to care”

WebBy Contributor 6th August 2021. The ambulance service has changed radically in the last few years and now delivers care to the patient, rather than simply delivering the patient …

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Role for MDT Alcohol Care Teams in addressing alcohol crisis …

WebIreland has the fifth highest rate of alcohol-related harm in Europe1 at a huge cost to the health service. 1 Data for Beaumont Hospital alone shows that in 2018/19 …

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One or two cigarettes a day viewed as less harmful but may be a …

WebAs the Health Service Executive prepares to publish the country’s first-ever set of smoking cessation guidelines for clinicians, new research shows that light smokers are just as …

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Depressive and anxiety disorders up by over a quarter in 2020 – …

WebCases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased by more than a quarter worldwide in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the first …

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Study shows impact smoking has on Irish health service

WebSheridan, Quintyne and Kavanagh, wrote in the study published in January’s edition of the Irish Medical Journal (IMJ), that despite a downwards trend in the amount …

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E-cigarettes could create ‘new wave of chronic diseases’ – Irish …

WebThe research, conducted by scientists from the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, estimates that 505 new compounds are created when a vaping device …

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Air pollution and asthma: The implications and health inequalities

WebAir pollution is often considered an environ­mental issue, rather than a health matter, when, in fact, more than 400,000 Europeans die prematurely from the effects of …

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Ireland nears highest global rate of fetal alcohol syndrome

WebBy June Shannon 23rd January 2017. Study ranked Ireland third highest for prevalence rates of FAS, at 89,7 per 10,000. Ireland has one of the highest prevalence rates of fetal …

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Digitally identifying the individual patient

WebThe Health Identifier Act 2014 allows for the following data to be collected and stored in a patient’s health identifier record: forenames, surname, date of birth, …

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HIQA gives Minister electronic health record proposals

WebHIQA gives Minister electronic health record proposals. By Peter Doyle 12th January 2021. The Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme is an unsuitable model to …

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Photos: College of Psychiatry of Ireland Re-Opening of …

WebCollege of Psychiatry of Ireland Re-Opening of Refurbished Premises. L-R: Ms. Andrea Ryder, Manager, Communication, External Affairs & Policy, College of …

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Fragile X syndrome is both treatable and highly manageable

WebFragile X syndrome (FXS) or Martin-Bell syndrome was mentioned by Martin and Bell (1943) as the second most common X-linked form of mental retardation, and the …

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