Press Releases

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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