President’s Message
Getting our voices heard. Many of you will have been aware of, and a number of you will have attended, our inaugural annual conference on Monday, October 3 in Farmleigh. Richard Dooley, President, HMI It was a successful day where a number of themes concerning management, leadership and performance were explored both from a national and European perspective. Minister for Health,... Read More
Invest in our professional development
HMI President, Richard Dooley called for strategic investment in the ongoing and formalised professional development of health service managers, as part of the health service reform, when he opened the inaugural HMI National Annual Conference in Farmleigh. HMI President, Richard Dooley He warned that any reform must be radical and could not be built on a service model that was no... Read More
Attending the inaugural HMI National Conference
Heinz Kolking, President, European Association of Hospital Managers, Dymphna Bracken, Communications Manager, HSE, Sue Hodgetts, Chief Executive, Institute of Healthcare Management, UK, Gerry O'Dwyer, RDO, HSE, Health Minister, Dr. James Reilly, T.D., HMI President, Richard Dooley, HMI Vice President, Derek Greene, Willie Heuschel, Secretary General, European Association of... Read More
Delivering, managing and governing our health service
The first Annual HMI Conference, which packed the enormous ballroom in Farmleigh (with a waiting list for cancellations) threw up new and exciting ideas on how a reformed health service might be delivered, managed and governed, writes Maureen Browne. The need for strategic investment in the ongoing and formalised professional development of health service managers turned out to... Read More
We need professional management
Every part of the Irish health service must be managed at a professional level by people with knowledge, understanding and the necessary skills, Health Minister, Dr. James Reilly told the HMI Annual Conference. Dr. James Reilly, T.D. “We need health managers with high levels of skills who are constantly improving themselves.” Underlining the importance of good management, the... Read More
We must separate management and administration
One of the issues facing the Irish health service is to separate the management and administration career streams, which have totally different challenges, HSE Chief Executive, Cathal Magee told the HMI Annual Conference. Cathal Magee, HSE Chief Executive Speaking on “The Challenge of Health Service Reform,” he said we tended to confuse management and administration. Administration... Read More
Our health system is not fit for purpose
Our current health system is not fit for purpose because it encourages people to ask for wrong things or get wrong things, Prof. Charles Normand, Edward Kennedy Professor of Health Policy and Management at Trinity College, Dublin, told the HMI Conference. Prof. Charles Normand, Edward Kennedy Professor of Health Policy and Management at Trinity College, Dublin For example, people... Read More
How the SDU will work
The new health information systems developed by the Department of Health Special Delivery Unit will enable hospitals to identify at the touch of a button, patients on long waiting lists, the consultant to whom they have been referred and the procedures for which they are waiting, Dr. Martin Connor, the head of the SDU, told the HMI Annual Conference. Dr. Martin Connor, Head of the... Read More
New funding arrangements on the way
New funding arrangements for the provision of services and supports for persons with disability are expected to be introduced next year in Ireland, Breda Crehan-Roche, CEO Ability West, told the HMI Conference. Breda Crehan-Roche, CEO Ability West She said there was likely to be a reduction in block funding. Multiple funding sources would be considered and reviewed and there was... Read More
Better quality care can be delivered at a lower cost
An overwhelming majority of senior health managers who attended the HMI Annual Conference believed it was possible to deliver better quality safer care at a lower cost, they told David Fillingham, Chief Executive of Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA). David Fillingham, Chief Executive of Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) However, there was real apprehension among those present as... Read More
