Health Research Board Annual Report 2006
Annual report and statement of accounts for 2006.
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Drugnet Ireland 55
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board’s quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy bulletin. 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 content […]
Incidence of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Ireland
Comprehensive information on the incidence and duration of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for people who inject drugs (PWID) in Ireland is not available. We created an incidence curve of injecting drug use in Ireland and subsequently estimated incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Scoping review of case management in the treatment of drug and alcohol misuse, 2003–2013
This is the final report of a scoping study commissioned by the HRB National Drugs Library. The objective of the study was to examine the peer-reviewed empirical literature on case management and substance use between 2003 and 2013, and to answer specific research questions based on the literature. These comprised questions on the nature of […]
Drugnet Ireland 59
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 […]
Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals Census 2016. Main Findings
This report presents findings from the ninth 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 […]
National Drug-Related Deaths Index 2004 to 2014 data
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 2004-2014.
Annual report of the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database Committee 2015
This report presents data on the specialised health and personal social service use and requirements of people with a physical, sensory and/or speech and/or language disability. This report is divided into three sections: 1. Summary of numbers registered. 2. Profile of new registrations and recent reviews (2011-2015). 3. Current service use and future service requirement. […]
Interventions that promote increased breastfeeding rates and breastfeeding duration among women: An umbrella review
To facilitate the implementation of the HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan, the Department of Health requested the HRB to carry out a review of interventions which aim to increase initiation, exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding. The goal of this review was to identify evidence of effective interventions from good quality systematic reviews to promote and increase […]
Annual report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2015
The 2015 report provides: a profile of people with an intellectual disability registered on the database in 2015. details of the specialised health and personal social services provided; and an outline of the future need for those services.
Health workforce planning models, tools and processes in five countries. An evidence review
This evidence review examines examples from the health workforce planning frameworks of other countries to highlight the systems, tools, and models used to implement health workforce planning policy and strategies. The aim is to understand the functional requirements of a successful workforce planning approach. Five countries were chosen for examination during an initial scoping exercise […]
Drugnet Ireland 58
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. Visit the HRB National Drugs Library to sign up to receive an electronic copy of […]
Sharon’s testing webpage – NPIRS Data Hub
Jan 21 Feb 21 Mar 21 Apr 21 May 21 Jun 21 Jul 21 Aug 21 Sep 21 Oct 21 Nov 21 Dec 21 Total 21 All admissions 9,438 7,681 4,287 6,594 6,762 2,684 5,874 2,549 3,467 5,945 2,895 6,954 12,689 First Admissions 12 68 45 72 68 156 942 357 694 352 128 […]
National bulletin. Activities of Irish psychiatric units and hospitals 2015
A short national overview of the key statistics reported in the HRB report, Activities in Irish Psychiatric Hospitals and Units. This includes information on admissions, discharges and deaths. Data is presented: – Nationally By CHO area By county By hospital type By individual psychiatric units and hospitals. Rates reported are per 100,000 total population.
Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2015
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 2015. Data is presented: – Nationally By CHO area By county By hospital type By individual psychiatric units and hospitals. Rates reported are per 100,000 total population.
Health Research Board Annual Report 2015
Contents Chairman and Chief Executive Overview Snapshot of Outputs and Impact Corporate Governance Extract from the Financial Statements Appendix A – List of HRB publications in 2015 Appendix B – HRB awards made in 2015 to Host Institutions Appendix C – HRB awards made in 2015 to Principal Investigators
Individualised budgeting for social care services for people with a disability: International approaches and evidence on financial sustainability
This evidence review addresses two key questions: 1. What models or approaches to individualised or personalised budgeting in response to needs assessment for social care services for people with a disability are used in other jurisdictions? 2. What is the evidence on the financial sustainability of different approaches? Approaches to introducing individualised budgets for social […]
The barriers and facilitators to successful hospital mergers
The review presents a set of barriers to, and facilitators of, the successful implementation of hospital mergers. Our overall qualitative finding in answer to our main research question is that ‘the distance between senior management and hospital staff is a greater threat to implementing a hospital merger than the differences between cultures in merging hospitals’. […]
Alcohol in Ireland: consumption, harm, cost and policy response
In 2009, the Government established a steering group to formulate an alcohol policy. The steering group published their recommendations in 2012 and, following on from this, the government approved an extensive package of evidence based measures in 2013 to deal with alcohol use. These were incorporated into the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which was published […]
Drugnet Ireland 57
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. Visit the HRB National Drugs Library to sign up to receive an electronic copy of […]
Proposals for an enabling data environment for health and related research in Ireland
Ireland has considerable data resources in a number of fields which could be harnessed to advance medical treatments, enhance health service delivery and inform policy and planning across government and civic society. These include: Routinely collected health services data (e.g. see Catalogue of National Health Information Sources in Ireland, 2014) Disease registers (e.g. Cancer Registry) […]
Minor ailments schemes: an overview of experience up to 2015
The HRB has completed a review on the nature of Minor Ailment Schemes (MAS) delivery by pharmacists for the Department of Health (DOH). The ultimate aim of this review was to describe how MASs operated in other jurisdictions, including how the schemes are structured, regulated and resourced. The DoH also wished to identify revisions made […]
Drugnet Ireland 56
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 […]
HRB Strategy 2016-2020
HRB Strategy 2016–2020 is a five-year strategic plan that defines the aims, activities and outcomes of the organisation at a high level. Table of contents. Introduction The importance of health research Scope of the HRB’s strategy What we will do Strategy objectives and expected outcomes Implementing the HRB Strategy 2016–2020 Glossary
Health Research Board Annual Report 2014
Contents Chairman and Chief Executive Overview Snapshot of Outputs and Impact Corporate Governance Extract from the Financial Statements Appendix A – List of HRB publications in 2014 Appendix B – List of HRB awards made in 2014
