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Health care in Ireland is delivered through public and private healthcare. The public health care system is governed by the Health Act 2004, [1] which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland – the Health Service Executive. The new national health service came ...
Holland & BarrettInternational Limited, trading as Holland & Barrett ( H&B ), is a British-based multinational chain of health food shops with over 1,300 stores in 16 countries, including a substantial presence in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia and UAE. [2] [3]
The Health Information and Quality Authority ( HIQA, / ˈhɪkwæ /; Irish: An t-Údarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte) is a statutory, government-funded agency in the Republic of Ireland which monitors the safety and quality of the healthcare and social care systems. [1] Mooted as early as 2001, [2] HIQA received its powers and ...
In 2005: [4] [5] 47.6% of Ireland's population were covered by private health insurance, and 31.9% of the population were covered by Medical Cards. 23.8% of the population over 16 had a "chronic illness or health problem". 19.6% of the population over 16 had "limited activity", of which 6.6% were "strongly limited" and 13.0% were "limited".
Healthcare in Ireland may refer to either of two healthcare systems in Ireland : The Health Service Executive, responsible for Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom National Health Service) The existence of the two different systems is seen as a major obstacle to Irish ...
The Health Service Executive ( HSE) ( Irish: Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte) is the publicly funded healthcare system in the Republic of Ireland, responsible for the provision of health and personal social services. It came into operation on 1 January 2005. The current Director-General is Bernard Gloster, who took up the new role on 6 ...
The Department of Health ( Irish: An Roinn Sláinte) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality ...
The Minister for Health ( Irish: An tAire Sláinte) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Health. The Minister for Health is responsible for healthcare in Ireland and related services. The current Minister for Health is Stephen Donnelly, TD. [1] He is assisted by: Mary Butler, TD – Minister of State for ...