Health

Introduction

Water Policy

The Programme for Government 2011 contains a commitment to carry out major reform of the health service.
In this section we present key documents and evidence in relation to the health reform programme in Ireland.

Health

Our Analysis

Budget 2013 & 'Future Health'

(November 30, 2012)

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Adjusting for our relatively young population, Ireland has the most expensive health system in Europe. The OECD ranks the productivity of the Irish health system 28th out of 28 and estimates that GDP could be increased by 4.8% if a series of reforms were undertaken. So there is compelling case on economic and health effectiveness grounds for addressing reform. The Government’s “Future Health” document is hugely significant in that, if acted upon, it will affect our well- being and economic and social performance like no other initiative. If we get it wrong, it will cause huge damage. If we get it right, it could be transformative in a positive sense.

Categories : Health,Our Analysis

Authors : Convery, Frank

Budget 2013 - The Case For Periodic Instead of Lump Sum Payments for Damages Arising Out of Alleged Medical Negligence

(August 20, 2012)

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Key Point We should move right away from lump sum to periodic payments in the case of medical negligence cases in Ireland. And this should happen before Budget 2013 is presented to the Oireachtas (Parliament) in December 2012. An excellent report explaining why this should happen, and how it should be done, was presented to the then Minister for Justice almost 2 years ago. Inaction will have many costs, not least that the Minister for Finance will have to find up to about â‚¬50 million right away that he (and we) can all ill afford

Categories : Health,Our Analysis

Authors : Convery, Frank

Expenditure and Outputs in the Irish Health System: A Cross Country Comparison

(October 1, 2012)

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An analysis of the expenditure and outputs in the Irish health system and a comparison with other OECD countries. Ireland has the third highest expenditure in the OECD, and the report looks at whether the high level of spending corresponds to similarly high levels of output.

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Authors : Redmond, Paul

Taxing Fat Is Unlikely To Make Us Thin.

(February 13, 2013)

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A Fat Tax would be an inefficient and ineffective means of tackling obesity. It would come with a dramatically increased regulatory burden, and would hit the poorest hardest

Categories : Health,Our Analysis

Authors : O'Sullivan, Cormac

External Analysis

Future Health

(February 26, 2013)

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Government’s proposed framework for reform of the health service, published in November 2012

Categories : External Analysis,Health

Authors : Of Health, Department

Healthy Life Years

(March 13, 2013)

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At age 50 Irish men and women can expect to live more than 20 more years in good health

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Authors : Eurostat

HSE National Service Plan 2013

(February 26, 2013)

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The National Service Plan 2013 sets out the type and volume of services to be delivered by the Executive in 2013

Categories : External Analysis,Health

Authors : Of Health, Department

Report of the Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector

(February 26, 2013)

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The 2010 Ruane Report examines the current system for allocating resources in the health system, and suggests substantial changes so that resources can better support health care principles and goals.

Categories : External Analysis,Health

Authors : The Expert Group On Resource Allocation

Well-Being & Economic Conditions in Ireland

(December 1, 2011)

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During the period 1975-2011, there was no increase in self-reported life satisfaction despite the secular improvement in living standards in Ireland. This paper explores how macroeconomic conditions have affected unemployment, inflation, real income as well as well-being and mental health. The overall effect of higher unemployment in this current recession is weaker then previous years. And it is having a much smaller impact on the birth rate than the recession of the early 1980â€™s.

Categories : External Analysis,Health,Working Papers

Authors : Walsh, Brendan