Health spending in Europe in 2010 fell for the first time in decades. This is one of the many findings in the "Health at a Glance: Europe 2012", a new joint report by the OECD and the European Commission. From an annual average growth rate of 4.6% between 2000 and 2009, health spending per person fell to -0.6% in 2010. This is the first time that health spending has fallen in Europe since 1975. In Ireland, health spending fell 7.9% in 2010, compared with an average annual growth rate of 6.5% between 2000 and 2009.
The new healthcare structure proposed by Government could reduce effectiveness and incrases costs and bureaucracy.
The Government has decided on the structure of the healthcare system which is to follow the dissolution of the HSE. The full Government statement is reproduced below.
Social Justice Ireland published a Policy Briefing on Healthcare on June 7, 2011.
Ending the ongoing spiral of healthcare crises in Ireland requires that Primary Care Teams (PCTs) and the linked community supports and social care infrastructure must be put at the centre of healt
Social Justice Ireland published a Policy Briefing on Healthcare on June 7, 2011 Full Document can be accessed here
Spending on long-term care in OECD countries is set to double, even triple, by 2050, driven by ageing populations.
The number of unpaid carers in Ireland is about 350,000 i.e.
Government publishes Infrastructure Investment Priorities 2010-2016 Government published its Infrastructure Investment Priorities 2010-2016 on July 26, 2010.
