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12 October 2020

Electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents. An evidence review

This systematic review of longitudinal cohort studies aimed to explore whether electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use by adolescents in Europe and North America, who had never smoked conventional tobacco cigarettes (tobacco cigarettes) at baseline, was associated with subsequent initiation of tobacco cigarette smoking. Nine of the 14 unique longitudinal studies with follow-up periods between 4 and 24 […]

29 September 2020

NASS bulletin 2019 – disability service use and need

This bulletin, along with the two supplementary bulletins, presents the inaugural findings of data from the National Ability Supports System (NASS). It provides a profile of the 22,434 people with a disability registered on the system in 2019 as well as details of the disability-funded services currently availed of and those required in the next […]

20 August 2020

Drugnet Ireland 74

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 […]

7 August 2020

Health Research Board Annual Report 2019

Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive’s report; Snapshot of HRB activities during 2019; Key deliverables in line with HRB strategy 2016 – 2020; and Appendices. The Corporate Governance and Financial Statements were published in a Part 2 on 28 December 2020 following approval of the financial statements by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, […]

29 July 2020

Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2013 to 2019

This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland. It covers the period 2013 to 2019. In this seven-year period 53,200 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem drug.

16 July 2020

Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2019. Main findings.

The 2019 report provides data presented nationally as well as: * CHO * county * hospital type * individual psychiatric units/hospitals

14 July 2020

Infectious disease legislation – legislation overview and lessons learned. An evidence review

The aim of this evidence review was to identify countries that had implemented new overarching public health legislation for infectious diseases, to identify the legislation they enacted, and to identify lessons learned from national experiences of introducing new legislation. This evidence review was designed as a systematic review. Fourteen jurisdictions were eligible for inclusion. Overall, […]

9 July 2020

Drug treatment in Ireland 2013 to 2019

This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2013 to 2019. In this seven-year period, 67,875 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.

5 June 2020

Measures to reduce the clinical need for dental amalgam. An evidence review

International binding agreements oblige signatories, including Ireland, to reduce their use of mercury to protect the environment. In response, the Irish Government need to phase out the use of dental amalgam by 2030. The aim of this evidence review was to examine factors relevant to phasing out amalgam and consider alternative replacement strategies for treating […]

29 May 2020

Drugnet Ireland 73

13 March 2020

Drugnet Ireland 72

31 December 2019

Drugnet Ireland 71

19 December 2019

Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals Census 2019. Main Findings

This report presents findings from the tenth national psychiatric census of patients in psychiatric units and hospitals, the latest in a series of censuses first carried out in 1963. The census is a count of all patients resident in psychiatric units and hospitals operating within the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001, (Government of […]

17 December 2019

Outputs, outcomes and emerging impacts

Outputs, outcomes and emerging impacts: Results from HRB awards completed in 2016/2017 This report presents a snapshot of, and provides trend analysis over 10 years for, the outputs, outcomes and some emerging impacts from 187 HRB awards (combined value of €47.2 million) that completed in 2016 and 2017. It demonstrates that HRB-funded researchers are highly […]

12 December 2019

National Drug-Related Deaths Index 2008 to 2017 data

This update presents figures from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) on deaths due to poisoning (overdose) by alcohol and/or other drugs, and deaths among people who use drugs which are not due to poisoning (non-poisonings) for the period 2008-2017.

28 November 2019

An evaluation of HRB investment in health research leaders

Since 2004, the HRB has invested €37.9 million to support the development of leaders in research in both the academic and clinical environments through the Research Leader Awards in Population Health and Health Services Research (RLA in PHHSR) and the Clinician Scientist Awards (CSA). This evaluation was conducted by the HRB to determine whether these […]

19 November 2019

Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2012 to 2018

This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland. It covers the period 2012 to 2018. In this seven-year period, 54,263 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem drug.

7 November 2019

Drug treatment in Ireland 2012 to 2018

This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2012 to 2018. In this seven-year period, 65,216 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.

30 September 2019

Drugnet Ireland 70

29 August 2019

Review of clinical research infrastructure in Ireland

This report presents the outcomes of a review of HRB’s investment in clinical research infrastructures in Ireland conducted in 2018. The aim of the review was to generate appropriate evidence on current strengths, synergies, gaps, duplications and needs in Ireland’s clinical research infrastructures, either those funded directly or peripherally by the HRB, in order to […]

21 August 2019

Out-of-hours specialist and generalist palliative care service provision. An evidence review

Inadequate community supports and deficiencies in access to services outside of regular office hours have been linked to poor outcomes for patients with life-limiting illness. Policy-makers, researchers, providers, patients, and carers in Ireland have all identified out-of-hours care as a key deficit in current service provision. The Department of Health commissioned this review to inform […]

19 August 2019

Health Research Board Annual Report 2018

Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive’s report; Snapshot of HRB activities during 2018; Key deliverables in line with HRB strategy 2016 – 2020; and Appendices. The Corporate Governance and Financial Statements were published in a Part 2 on 14 January 2020 following approval of the financial statements by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor […]

1 August 2019

Treatment services for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health problems. A rapid realist synthesis

The scope of this rapid realist review was developed through a high-level review of relevant literature and early engagement of knowledge users in Ireland. The Health Research Board (HRB) proposed three research questions to guide the rapid realist review. Keeping in line with the realist approach, the research team carried out a process to refine […]

1 August 2019

Vaccine injury redress programmes. An evidence review

The aim of this review of vaccine injury redress programmes in 11 jurisdictions was to investigate the association between design features of the programmes and operating costs, timely access to compensation, number of applicants, and the volume and costs of awards. The databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, HeinOnline, and LegalTrac were […]

4 July 2019

Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2018

The 2018 report provides data presented nationally as well as: * CHO * county * hospital type * individual psychiatric units/hospitals

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