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 […]
Too much ideology in Future Healthcare Report, says Private Hospitals Association ‘Opportunity Missed for Public Private Partnership’ Tuesday 30 May 2017. The Report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare has missed an opportunity to provide for a public-private partnership that would make progress quickly for patients, according to the Private Hospitals
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Opinion Piece published in the Irish Times on 8 May 2017 Sale of all or part of the VHI could be a solution to the crisis in waiting lists and health-care funding, writes Simon Nugent of the Private Hospitals Association Not for the first time, Irish healthcare is in a complex place: massive amounts of people
1 May 2017 A proposal by the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare to transfer the responsibility of care for private patients from public hospitals to private ones has been welcomed by the Private Hospitals Associations (PHA). The PHA is confident the expanding capacity and expertise in the private system will allow pressure to
Dublin, Monday 6 February 2017. Over 200 senior staff from private hospitals across Ireland will gather in Lucan for two days this week (7 & 8 February) to plan further improvements in Patient Safety and Quality Standards that reflect international best practice. The Private Hospitals Association 2017 Patient Safety Summit will hear guest speakers
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Importance of Private Hospital Care highlighted to Oireachtas Committee Wednesday 18 January. The Private Hospitals Association (PHA) today briefed the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare on the extent of care provided by member hospitals every year. Addressing the Committee, PHA CEO Simon Nugent said “Our hospitals employ over 8,000 staff
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Private Hospitals Association Submission August 2016
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The Association has written to Deputy Michael Harty T.D. chair of the Oireachtas Committee for Health outlining our support for the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill which is being discussed by the Committee today Wednesday 14 December. You can see our letter here. Letter To Chairman of Health Committee
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It’s your health insurance… Use it! Are you, or a member of your family, on a hospital waiting list? Do you have health insurance? Did you know you might be entitled to immediate treatment at one of Ireland’s twenty private hospitals? Private hospitals throughout Ireland treat patients every day for a wide range of conditions.
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Tuesday 18 October 2017 PRIVATE HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES MINISTER’S €70M COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL TREATMENT PURCHASE FUND \”Two year budget commitment to waiting list initiative will ensure better access for patients, efficient planning and value for money for the tax payer.\” The Private Hospitals Association (PHA) today welcomed the recent budget and the announcement of
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