The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 27 to 30 years. The free contraception scheme is open to…
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the opening of registrations for free GP care for children aged 6-7. The Under 6s GP Visit Card scheme has been expanded to become…
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Ireland is implementing an Expert Taskforce to strengthen the role of pharmacists – including provisions that would empower them to prescribe medications. The Department of Health announced that the Taskforce…
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced Cabinet approval for the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health Regions Implementation Plan. The coordination and delivery of health and social care services along…
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The Department of Health has commenced publication of national data tables on non-monetary healthcare statistics. These tables will be released yearly in advance of their publication via Eurostat and the…
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Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, has launched the Healthy Eating Resources for older people. These resources have been developed by the Department of Health with the Health Service…
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The Minister for Health has launched an innovative new online visual health data monitoring tool, created to provide an overview of the performance and health outcomes of the health service….
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed a significant increase in the number of GP training places. Minister Donnelly engaged with the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) earlier…
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney have formally welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s proposal to reform the general…
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Strategic Review of General Practice (GP). The Review is to be completed this year. The Strategic…
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly published the Sláintecare Progress Report 2022 and the Sláintecare Action Plan 2023. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said, “the vision for healthcare set out in…
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan. The 2023 Waiting List Action Plan sets out the ongoing priorities to continue to address waiting lists…
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton and Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler have highlighted…
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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, and Minister of State with responsibility for…
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The Department of Health has hosted a research conference titled, ‘Evidence for Reform: where research meets policy’. The purpose of this event was to explore ways to facilitate research for…
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Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler welcomed the opening of the recruitment process for the post of Child and Youth Mental Health Lead in the HSE. This…
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly received government approval to establish an Interdepartmental Working Group to examine the rising cost of health-related claims and consider mechanisms to reduce costs. The Group will…
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD has approved a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) to add a group of conditions known as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)…
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New research about menopause in Ireland from the Department of Health shows that 55% of women experiencing perimenopause and menopause describe it as a negative experience, with just 22% describing…
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 26, from 1 January 2023. The free contraception scheme for women…
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