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Comment on National Development Plan

National Development Plan Is a Missed Opportunity for Delivery of Acute Health Facilities      No solace soon for 10% of Irish population currently on patient waiting lists Government Guarantee Needed to Make Public Hospitals for Public Patients Only       16 February.  A 10-year timeline for the delivery of any new acute hospital facilities promised under …

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Approval for New Hospital Licensing Framework Welcomed

Private Hospitals Association Welcomes Government Approval for New Hospital Licensing Framework Patient Safety & Licensing Bill – Essential to Improve Standards of Care in Hospitals The expected announcement today of Cabinet’s approval of the Heads of the Patient Safety & Licensing Bill represents an important step, particularly in the bid to raise performance standards in …

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Private Hospitals statement re #Ophelia – 08.00 Monday 16 October

Private Hospitals statement re #Ophelia – 08.00 Monday 16 October Private Hospitals across Ireland are open and prioritising urgent cases today. They are also on stand-by to assist the emergency services and wider health system if any extraordinary pressures arise due to Ophelia. Patients with appointments scheduled for Monday & Tuesday should contact their hospital …

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PHA Welcomes Extra NTPF Funding for Waiting Lists in Budget 2018

Private Hospitals Association Welcomes Extra NTPF Funding for Waiting Lists But Budget 2018 ‘A Missed Opportunity’ In Ignoring Key Sláintecare Recommendation   Responding to today’s Budget announcement, the Private Hospitals Association has welcomed the commitment to spend €50M on tackling waiting lists through the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). CEO Simon Nugent said “While acknowledging …

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PHA calls for Hospital Waiting List Summit

PHA calls for Hospital Waiting List Summit – Minister Harris must disrupt Waiting List Apathy – End Groundhog Day for Waiting Patients – Crisis in Danger of Becoming Normalised    Statement by Simon Nugent, Chief Executive of the Private Hospitals Association   Chief Executive of the PHA, Simon Nugent says it’s like a chronic Groundhog …

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Rechecking of patients affected by HSE scan issue could be completed in a matter of weeks

Rechecking of patients affected by HSE scan issue could be completed in a matter of weeks.  Diagnostic facilities in Private Hospitals across Ireland could be used to recheck all the patients affected by the NIMIS system fault discovered earlier this week according to the Private Hospitals Association (PHA).   Reacting to comment by HSE Director …

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PHA Comments on June NTPF numbers

Statement by Simon Nugent, Chief Executive of the Private Hospitals Association Commenting on the latest NTPF waiting list statistics published this afternoon Friday July 7 2017   Private hospitals have now begun to receive referrals from public hospitals under the treatment purchase scheme and have immediately started treating several hundred patients. This has slowed the growth …

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Private Hospitals Association Says Silos in Health Services Stopping Progress for Patients

Private Hospitals Association Says Silos in Health Services Stopping Progress for Patients 20 June 2017  A silo mentality in the public health system is blinding the Government to obvious solutions for patients, according to the Private Hospitals Association  Simon Nugent, the Chief Executive of the Private Hospitals Association, told the organisation\’s annual conference today in …

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