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Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You
From Department of Health
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Over the last four years health services in Ireland have benefited from the largest ever sustained increase in funding.
Facilities are being developed and refurbished, more staff are being hired and the number of people benefiting from health services has increased substantially.
A lot has been achieved, but a lot remains to be done. Very clear deficiencies in services remain which must be addressed. There are unacceptably long waiting times in various parts of the system, important services remain underdeveloped and major demographic challenges must be addressed.
By doubling health funding over the last four years, the government has moved the debate on health funding from resources alone to both resources and reform.
