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A case-study of policy change in residential service provision for adult persons with intellectual disability in Ireland

In Europe, many people with intellectual disabilities continue to live in congregated settings. In 2012, Ireland formally introduced a resettlement policy with people moving to live in more personalised arrangements. This longitudinal country case-study aimed to monitor the implementation of this policy and the intra-country variations that arose using the records maintained in the National […]

Health Research in Ireland – A study of activity from 2011 to 2015 using the Health Research Classification System

This study examines funding awards based on the type of research conducted and the disease area of interest. It uses the United Kingdom (UK) Health Research Classification System (HRCS). Seven national funding agencies that manage research programmes provided data for this analysis. These were, Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the HRB, the […]

Quality of life outcomes and costs associated with moving from congregated settings to community living arrangements for people with intellectual disability. An evidence review

The purpose of this review is to systematically evaluate the evidence on quality of life outcomes and costs associated with a move from a congregated setting to a community living arrangement for people with intellectual disability. The right to live independently in a place of one’s own choosing is a core value of the United […]

Implementation frameworks for use by health workforce planners. An evidence review

Health workforce planning (HWF) is a challenging process that requires input from all involved in healthcare; a HWF planning framework helps governments and planners develop and implement strategies to achieve an effective and sustainable health workforce.  This report presents the findings of a review of evidence on HWF planning and implementation frameworks undertaken by the […]

Irish persons with intellectual disability moving from family care to residential accommodation in a period of austerity

Ireland has a growing population of adult persons living with family carers, thereby increasing the demand for residential places. Simultaneously, government policy aimed to reprovision residents living in congregated settings but at a time when funding was curtailed due to the economic crisis. This study examines the movements of people into and among three types […]