The Private Hospitals Association welcomes the appointment of Laura Magahy as the new executive director of Sláintecare Health Reform programme. We anticipate constructive engagement with Ms. Magahy on how all of the state’s healthcare assets can be utilised to initiate the necessary reforms to deliver the healthcare needs of all citizens. We anticipate a […]
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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27 February 2018 The Association has published the submission recently made to the de Buitléir Review Group. It can be read here PHA Submission to the Expert Group
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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 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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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 – 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. 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
Why can people on Irish public waiting lists choose to be treated in private hospitals in any EU country – except here? Opinion Article published in the Sunday Business Post, 17 July 2017 The news last week that Irish hospital waiting lists had hit yet another all-time high, garnered relatively little media and
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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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