Abstract In May 2017, an Irish cross-party parliamentary committee published the 'Houses of
the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare “Sláintecare” report'. The report …

This report provides baseline estimates and projections of public and private healthcare
demand for Irish health and social care services for the years 2015–2030. This is the first …

Ireland experienced one of the most severe economic crises of any OECD country. In 2011,
a new government came to power amidst unprecedented health budget cuts. Despite a …

There is an increasing interest in assessing unmet need for health care services particularly
in European countries. Despite this there has been relatively little analysis of unmet need in …

In 2011, the Government made a commitment to the introduction of universal General
Practitioner (GP) care, which they equated to the removal of fees for GP care. The aim of this …

Background: This paper presents detailed unit costs for 16 healthcare professionals in
community-based non-acute services in Ireland for the years 2016—2019. Unit costs are …

The development of health information systems (HIS) and the deployment of digital health
solutions are strategic priorities for the provision of healthcare in Ireland. Increased …

Given the increased prominence of a border poll in Ireland, particularly following the
outcome of the Brexit referendum, this paper provides an initial assessment of some of the …

The removal of co-payments for General Practitioner (GP) services has been shown to
increase utilisation of GP care. The introduction of free GP care may also have spillover …

The Irish health care system is unusual within Europe in not providing universal, equitable
access to either primary or acute hospital care. The majority of the population pays out-of …