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Published: 10 July 2012
Alcohol: public knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
The Department of Health asked the Health Research Board (HRB) to ascertain the knowledge, opinions and behaviours of the general public in relation to alcohol consumption and whether they agreed or disagreed with some of the measures proposed in the recently published Report of the Working Group on a National Substance...
Published: 09 November 2011
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2010
This report presents data for 2010 on the demographic profile of those who are registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database, their current usage of day and residential services, and a range of multidisciplinary supports. It also presents information on the needs of people with intellectual disability for such...
Published: 22 November 2010
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2009
This report presents data on the demographic profile of those who are registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database, their current useage of day and residential services, and a range of multidisciplinary supports. It also presents information on the needs of people with intellectual disability for such...
Published: 29 July 2010
The identification of research priorities for therapy professions in Ireland - main report
The therapy professions make up a significant and growing proportion of the health-care workforce in Ireland. In December 2008, the Therapy Advisory Unitof theDepartment of Health and Children published A Research Strategy for the Therapy Professions (DoHC, 2008b). One of its strategic...
Published: 29 July 2010
The identification of research priorities for therapy professions in Ireland - summary report
The therapy professions make up a significant and growing proportion of the health-care workforce in Ireland. In December 2008, the Therapy Advisory Unitof theDepartment of Health and Children published A Research Strategy for the Therapy Professions (DoHC, 2008b). One of its strategic...
Published: 20 January 2010
Towards the development of a resource allocation model for primary, continuing and community care in the health services. Volume 1: Executive Summary
This study was conducted by a research team lead by Professor Anthony Staines at DCU and was commissioned by the HRB and HSE. The report of this study proposes a resource allocation model for the Irish health services based on the principle that each Irish resident should be provided with access to health services funded...
Published: 20 January 2010
Towards the development of a resource allocation model for primary, continuing and community care in the health services. Volume 2: Technical Report
This study was conducted by a research team lead by Professor Anthony Staines at DCU and was commissioned by the HRB and HSE. The report of this study proposes a resource allocation model for the Irish health services based on the principle that each Irish resident should be provided with access to health services funded...
Published: 20 December 2009
Projecting the impact of demographic change on the demand for and delivery of health care in Ireland
Health and health care are particularly sensitive to the size and make-up of the population. Increasing life expectancy in Ireland has resulted in an increasing elderly population, who require both more health care, on average, than younger people and a different combination of services. Population ageing is not the only...
Published: 26 November 2009
Social consequences of harmful use of alcohol in Ireland
The purpose of this overview is to compile and analyse the available data on the social consequences of harmful use of alcohol in Ireland. The methods involve a combination of archival data, survey research results and research literature.
Published: 12 August 2009
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2008
This report presents data on the demographic profile of those who are registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database, their current useage of day and residential services, and a range of multidisciplinary supports. It also presents information on the needs of people with intellectual disability for such...
Published: 31 July 2008
The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003: Some implications for public health and medical research
This discussion document examines some of the legal and practice ramifications of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 for public health and medical research. This document covers:
- Chapter 1: The general issues of law that pertain to privacy and confidentiality in relation to medical information. ...
Published: 02 November 2007
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2007
This report presents data on the demographic profile of those who are registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database, their current useage of day and residential services, and a range of multidisciplinary supports.
It also presents information on the needs of people with...
Published: 01 November 2007
Health-related consequences of problem alcohol use
This report, from the Health Research Board, shows strong evidence of the increase of alcohol-related illness presenting to Irish hospital services. Against a background of previous reports on alcohol use in Ireland, this report shows that alcohol consumption in the Irish population has increased over the past 11 years,...
Published: 19 July 2007
A bibliometric study of Irish health research in an international context
The study is based on a quantitative analysis of scientic articles published in journals and serials processed for the internet version of the Science Citation Index and associated indices, the Web of Science. It assesses the publication output and impact of Ireland-based health researchers by using bibliometric...
Published: 11 January 2007
Primary Care R&D in Ireland
This report was prepared in response to a request to the HRB in early 2006 from the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland (AUDGPI) to commission an independent report on research and development in primary care in Ireland. This report was commissioned by the Health Research Board of Ireland....
Published: 12 October 2006
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2006
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 28 September 2005
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2005
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 08 December 2004
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2004
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 05 October 2004
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2002
No lay summary available at this time.
Published: 04 October 2004
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2003
No lay summary available at this time.
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