Top level navigation

Breadcrumb to current page

Main content

Health Information & Evidence

Welcome to the Health Information and Evidence Directorate

High-quality information lies at the heart of all good decisions relating to health. Previous strategies for health system development in Ireland have recognised that appropriate high-performing healthcare delivery can only be planned, supported and evaluated through the effective use of information.

This Directorate manages all the HRB’s national health information systems.  These are:

Our latest publications

This page contains the most recently published HRB publications. In the subpages to this section (in the menu to the left), you can view and search publications in multiple ways.

  • You can search the entire list of HRB publications
  • Search publications by HRB Unit and / or HRB Directorate.

Each HRB Unit and HRB Directorate will also have its publications listed and searchable within its own sub-part of the HRB website.

Latest Publications:
Drugnet Ireland Issue 40
Cover image of Drugnet Ireland Issue 40

Publication Date: 3 February 2012

Download PDF (523 Kb)

Drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland: 2009 figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index
Cover image of Drug-related deaths and deaths among drug users in Ireland: 2009 figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index

Publication Date: 19 January 2012

Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010
Cover image of Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010

Publication Date: 12 December 2011

Download PDF (205 Kb)

Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010: Appendix
Cover image of Trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland 2005 to 2010: Appendix

Publication Date: 12 December 2011

Download PDF (3.8 Mb)

Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2010
Cover image of Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2010

Publication Date: 17 November 2011

Download PDF (1.9 Mb)

Summary Report - Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2010
Cover image of Summary Report - Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2010

Publication Date: 17 November 2011

Download PDF (549 Kb)

Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2010
Cover image of Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2010

Publication Date: 9 November 2011

Download PDF (616 Kb)