Proposed Reform In 2009 Fine Gael brought forward proposals r a system to abolish the basis of health care entitlement and replace it with universal health insurance. This would involve free GP Care for the entire population with state funding of insurance premium for medical card holders. The Programme for Government contained a commitment to introduce a universal health insurance scheme with equal access to […]
Corporate Plans The Executive must prepare three-year corporate plans. It must be submitted to the Minister for approval. There are provisions for amendment. The plan must have regard to government policy. It must specify the objectives of the Executive for that period. There are requirements regarding the publication and implementation of a plan. The Executive must provide progress reports on its implementation annually to the […]
Background and purpose The primary purpose of the Children’s Health Act 2018 was to establish a body corporate, Children’s Health Ireland, to provide paediatric services, consolidating the paediatric services currently provided by the three children’s hospitals, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, and the paediatric services provided at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, commonly known […]
Overview Irish hospitals comprise three types, voluntary, public and private. Almost 40 infirmaries were established under legislation of the Irish Parliament in the 18th century. The County Hospitals developed principally from workhouses when the workhouse system was abolished in the 1920s. Many public hospitals were originally workhouses or workhouse infirmaries. Over time they were transformed into basic institutions for sick, infirm people or older people […]
Hospital Types Hospital services. There are two broad categories of hospitals in Ireland in terms of ownership and control. There is minimal difference between the first two categories in modern times. HSE hospitals are owned and fully funded by the Health Service Executive. Voluntary hospitals are funded by the HSE and state but are for historical reasons owned by private bodies. In most cases, the […]
Health Act 1970 The Health Act 1970 modernised the eligibility criteria. The dispensary system was replaced by the General Medical Services system. It provided for a choice of doctor system for those eligible for free GP services. GPs are self-employed and provide services to patients either on a paid basis or under the General Medical Services medical card system. The legislation provided new criteria in […]