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Focus on quality in healthcare in Ireland [PDF]

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2008
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to summarise the recent debates and issues on the healthcare system in Ireland, which have come to the fore through media exposure. The implications for these debates on quality are suggested and questions are raised to stimulate further debate.Design/methodology/approachRecent reports and media opinion articles are ...
Chris G, Collins, Pauline, Joyce
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Public Healthcare Entitlements and Healthcare Utilisation among the Older Population in Ireland

Health Economics, 2016
AbstractThe use of direct out‐of‐pocket payments to finance general practitioner (GP) care by the majority of the population in Ireland is unusual in a European context. Currently, approximately 40% of the population have means‐tested access to free GP care, while the remainder must pay the full out‐of‐pocket cost.
Yuanyuan, Ma, Anne, Nolan
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Improving access to healthcare in Ireland: an implementation failure

Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2023
AbstractThere are significant barriers to accessing health and social care services in Ireland including high user charges, long waits and limited availability of some services. While a number of reform proposals have committed to improving access to health care, implementation of these proposals has been limited.
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Healthcare reform: Maternity service provision in Ireland

Health Policy, 2010
The objective of this article is to explore recent and proposed future developments in maternity service provision in Ireland in the context of health policy reform. Ireland is experiencing an unprecedented demand for maternity services with in excess of 75,000 births in 2009, the highest since the 1970s when Ireland experienced a 'baby boom'.
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Accessing healthcare services as a precarious worker in Ireland

Irish Journal of Sociology, 2022
The growth and the nature of precarious work has become an important subject of research on contemporary employment. Equally, there has been an increased interest among researchers in understanding the social consequences of precarious employment. There is an increasing awareness of the negative affect on health posed by precarious work.
Sinead Pembroke, Alicja Bobek, James Wickham   +2 more
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Housing tenure, health and public healthcare coverage in Ireland

2023
Housing and health are regarded as pressing concerns for the general public and policymakers in Ireland, but little information exists regarding their relationship. This study utilises data from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) to examine the correlations between housing tenure (homeowners, private renters or supported renters ...
Humes, Harry, Barrett, Michelle, Walsh, Brendan   +2 more
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Towards a more positive view of healthcare in Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 2018
Ireland has a population of just over one million children, the highest birth rate in the European Union, significant income inequalities and an increasing non-national population. Our under five mortality figures have shown a steady decline to 3.6 per 1000 and are amongst the best in the world.
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Planning the Future of Ireland's Healthcare.

Irish medical journal, 2016
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Enabling managers to manage: healthcare reform in Ireland

2014
In September 1989 the Commission on Health Funding published the results of its analysis of the funding and management of the health services. The Commission's report represents a major contribution to the debate about the future of health services in Ireland. If accepted, the Commission's recommendations will bring about significant changes to the way
Joyce, Laraine, Ham, Christopher
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Learning disability and forensic mental healthcare in 19th century Ireland

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2008
The Irish College of Psychiatrists recently reported that “the needs of people with learning disability and offending behaviour pose a huge challenge to service providers. The vulnerability of people with a learning disability who come into contact with the criminal justice system is well described and noted.” The College noted that “the population ...
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