Our Mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Ireland: by keeping people healthy; providing the healthcare people need; delivering high quality services and getting best value from health system resources.
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Healthy Ireland is our national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Ireland
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The CNO’s Office provides expert policy input and direction to support government priorities and to optimise public investment in the health system
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The work of the National Patient Safety Office (NPSO), which will be located within the Department of Health, will focus on leading key patient safety policy initiatives.
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Minister Daly announces publication of report on Independent Expert Review of Delayed Discharges
The Minister for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly TD, today (Monday 19 November), announced the publication of the report of a Working Group set up to carry out an independent expert review of delayed discharges. The review was established in recognition of the need to identify focused actions that will ensure that older
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Annual Report 2017
This annual report for the Department of Health 2017 outlines achievements and areas where significant progress was made in 2017 against our strategic objectives. Annual Report 2017
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Sláintecare presents a ten-year vision to transform Ireland’s health and social care services.
The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy is the framework for a system-wide reform programme. It sets out the direction for the next ten years and actions to be taken in the first three years of the Sláintecare implementation process. The focus is on establishing the building blocks for a significant shift in the way in which health and social care services are delivered in Ireland.
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