Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2017
The 2017 report provides data presented nationally and also by: – CHO – county – hospital type – individual psychiatric units/hospitals Tables and CHO bulletins can also be found below:
The 2017 report provides data presented nationally and also by: – CHO – county – hospital type – individual psychiatric units/hospitals Tables and CHO bulletins can also be found below:
The 2017 report provides: a profile of people with an intellectual disability registered on the database in 2017, details of the specialised health and personal social services provided; and an outline of the future requirement for those services. Tables and CHO bulletins can also be found below:
The 2017 database report presents: profiles of any physical, sensory, neurological, speech or language disability registered in 2017 data on specialised health and personal social service use an outline of future requirements for services Tables and CHO bulletins can also be found below:
The objective of this paper is to add to the broader literature on socio-technical theory and its value and/or relevance to health information in Ireland. The paper focuses on three factors that can impact on health information; those of policy, infrastructure and people (PIP) and examines how Ireland compares with other countries in relation to […]
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute […]
The National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) records trends in treated problem drug use in Ireland. This report covers the years 2010 to 2016.
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute […]
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 […]
The experience of people with neurological conditions This bulletin updates the information contained in Issue 3 and provides a profile of almost five thousand people 16 years and over with a neurological condition as their primary diagnosis.
This update presents figures from the National Drug Related Deaths Index on deaths due to poisonings (overdose) by alcohol and/or other drugs, and deaths among drug users (non-poisoning), in the period 2004-2015.
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute […]
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute […]
The National Bulletin contains a short national overview of the key statistics reported in the HRB report, Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2016. This includes information on admissions, discharges and deaths. Data is presented: Nationally By Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) area By county By hospital type By individual psychiatric units and hospitals. Rates […]
This report presents data on all admissions to, discharges from, and deaths in, Irish psychiatric units and hospitals, as recorded on the National Psychiatric In-patient Reporting System (NPIRS) in 2016. Data is presented: – Nationally By Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) area By county By hospital type By individual psychiatric units and hospitals. Rates reported are […]
This review examines the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in the areas of harm reduction, prevention, treatment and long-term recovery related to illicit drug misuse and dependence. The primary research questions for this review were: Which interventions are effective for reducing the initiation, or continued use, of illicit drugs and related harmful behaviours amongst […]
The National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) records cases of treated problem drug and alcohol use in Ireland between 2009 and 2015. In this seven-year period 56,702 cases were treated for problem alcohol use. The number of cases increased from 7,993 in 2009 to 8,876 in 2011. Since then the numbers have decreased year-on-year to […]
Contents Chairman and Chief Executive Overview Snapshot of HRB activities during 2016 Key deliverables in line with HRB strategy 2016 – 2020 Corporate Governance Extract from the Financial Statements Appendix A – List of HRB publications in 2016 Appendix B – HRB awards made in 2016 – to Principal Investigators Appendix C – HRB awards […]
This report presents data on the specialised health and personal social service use and requirements of people with a physical, sensory, neurological, speech or language disability. This report is divided into four sections: Summary of numbers registered. Profile of new registrations and recent reviews 2012-2016. Measure of Activity and Participation. Current service use and future […]
The 2016 report provides: a profile of people with an intellectual disability registered on the database in 2016, details of the specialised health and personal social services provided; and an outline of the future requirement for those services. Infographics (.jpeg image files) of key data are also available in the Media section of the HRB […]
Drug-related intimidation is a pervasive and pressing issue negatively impacting the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities and the functioning of local agencies that serve them. The aim of this evidence review is to critically appraise the national and international evidence to identify best practice, community-based responses to DRI to inform: a) DRI action points […]
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute […]
This evidence review describes approaches to the regulation and financing of formal home care services in four European countries. These are Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland. It describes and compares published information on formal home care with respect to: Legislation. National standards. Staff and provider accreditation. Financing of regulation. Eligibility and needs assessment. Financing […]
This report presents an analysis of the outputs, outcomes and some emerging impacts across a range of evaluation metrics and indicators, arising from 198 HRB grants (combined value of €55 million) that completed in 2014 and 2015. The analysis presented is a snapshot at the point of end-of-grant (EOG). Further outputs, outcomes and impacts would […]
This report presents the results of a bibliometric study of peer reviewed publications fully or partially funded by the Health Research Board (HRB). The bibliometric analysis for this study was commissioned from CWTS Leiden, a world-leader in this area. The results of that analysis were compared, where possible, to a previous Bibliometric study undertaken by […]
This evidence review from the Health Research Board examines the public funding mechanisms for Assisted Reproductive Therapies (ART) in different countries. The review looks at the associated costs and benefits for the funder, provider and patient, the criteria for accessing the public funded service and the basis for these criteria in different jurisdictions.