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Health at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators

This seventh edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.

Budget changes to health insurance premiums

With effect from Wed 16th Oct, the Government has decided to reduce the amount of tax relief allowance on health insurance premiums. Writes Dermot Goode, General Manager Health Insurance, Cornmarket, Group Financial Services Ltd.

Appointment of Mr. Thomas Lynch

Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly announces the appointment of Mr. Thomas Lynch as Chairperson for the Dublin East Hospital Group.

Statement on HIQA Hygiene Audits

Media Release 19th Sept 2013 Statement by the Minister for Health on HIQA Hygiene Audits The Minster for Health takes the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) very seriously.  HCAIs represent a major cause of preventable patient harm and increased healthcare costs. Both the Minister and the Department of Health welcome the publication […]

Annual Conference of IADNAM

The Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery will take place is Kilkenny on the 3rd & 4th october 2013

Reminder – HMI Autumn Training Schedule

The dates for our Autumn training programmes are listed. You will see that our very popular course Management Skills is listed along with some new training initiatives.

Health systems don’t work without health managers

You can have the most skilled doctors and nurses working in a hospital but without skilled health managers and hospital administrators, the system won’t work and patients won’t get the best possible outcomes.

IHM Annual Awards Ceremony

The IHM Annual Awards Ceremony and Gala dinner will take place on Thursday 7th November 2013. The conference will be held on 8th November, 2013 in the Hilton, Belfast.

Special offer reminder

This is just a gentle reminder that the special offer on our Autumn training programmes will finish on 2 August, 2013.

HMI Upcoming Training Programmes

Here at HMI we are planning ahead for Autumn/Winter 2013. Our scheduled dates for programmes are listed below. Along with some firm favourites, we are delighted to introduce our new one-day programme Building Resilience.

24th EAHM congress, 28-29 November 2013

The theme of the 24th EAHM congress is: Hospital Management in Times of Crisis – constraints, challenges and opportunities. The conference takes place in Luxembourg from 28-29 November 2013 in Luxembourg. The congress, bringing recognised experts in the field of management together, will elaborate the theme during different sessions like developing strategic guidelines, introducing business […]

WHO Ranks Mater Private No.1 for Hand Hygiene

The Health Management Institute of Ireland congratulates the Mater Private Dublin Hospital on this achievement. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the staff in being proactive in the area of infection prevention and control.