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Medical card. A medical card (Irish: cárta leighis) is a personal document issued by the Republic of Ireland in the form of a plastic card issued to residents of Ireland who are entitled to free or reduced-rate medical treatment. Those eligible fall below a certain income tax threshold or have costly ongoing medical requirements.
The public health care system is governed by the Health Act 2004, [1] which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland – the Health Service Executive. The new national health service came into being officially on 1 January 2005; however the new structures are ...
The Health Service Executive (HSE) (Irish: Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte) is the publicly funded healthcare system in the Republic of Ireland, responsible for the provision of health and personal social services. It came into operation on 1 January 2005. The current director-general is Bernard Gloster, who took up the new role on 6 ...
University College Cork. Salary. €352,023 (2023) [4] Bernard Gloster (born 1965/1966) is an Irish public servant who has served as chief executive of the Health Service Executive since March 2023. He previously was chief executive of Tusla from 2019 to 2023, and before that chief officer of the HSE Mid-West. [5][6][7]
The Health Service Executive (HSE) issues a vaccine record card to those receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in Ireland that provides reminders for a follow-up appointment. The card contains the recipient's name, the dates on which the two doses were administered, the name of the vaccine, and its batch number. [80]
The Department of Health (Irish: An Roinn Sláinte) is a department of the Government of Ireland.The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality, equitable and efficient health and personal social services."
In 2005: [ 4][ 5] 47.6% of Ireland's population were covered by private health insurance, and 31.9% of the population were covered by Medical Cards. 23.8% of the population over 16 had a "chronic illness or health problem". 19.6% of the population over 16 had "limited activity", of which 6.6% were "strongly limited" and 13.0% were "limited".
Healthcare in Ireland may refer to either of two healthcare systems in Ireland : The Health Service Executive, responsible for Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom National Health Service) The existence of the two different systems is seen as a major obstacle to Irish ...