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Until the Irish financial crisis of 2008, persons aged over 70 were automatically entitled to free medical cards. One of the austerity measures of the budget of October 2008 was the abrogation of this entitlement. After several protests, the benefit was reinstated to all who earn under €700 per week, more than three times the limit for ...
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 2019 Ireland spent €3,513 per capita on health, close to the European Union average, [2] [3] of this spending approximately 79% was government expenditure. [4] In 2017 spending was the seventh highest in the OECD: $5,500 per head. [5] Overcrowding has been an issue at hospitals in Ireland, with over 118,000 patients having to wait for a ...
The Irish College of General Practitioners or ICGP is the recognised national professional body for general practice training in Ireland. Founded in 1984, [ 1 ] it represents 2,807 general practitioners in Ireland.
It was known as the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland until 1890 when, under the charter of Queen Victoria, it adopted the present title. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The college was founded in 1654 by John Stearne , a professor and registrar of Trinity College Dublin , for the purpose of regulating the practice of medicine in Ireland.
The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers , each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas , which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann .
The results showed that APMS providers performed significantly worse across 13 out of the 17 indicators (p=<0.01 in each) in each year from 2008/09 and 2012/13, and were significantly worse than traditional general practice in three out of the five years for a further two indicators.
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA; Irish: An tÚdarás Rialála Táirgí Sláinte) is an Irish regulatory agency. It advises the Irish government. It is responsible for both public and animal health. It regulates medicines, medical devices, clinical trials and other health products and monitors the safety of cosmetics.