Key Health Reform Policy Paper on ‘Money Follows the Patient’

Minister Publishes Key Health Reform Policy Paper on ‘Money Follows the Patient’
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The Minister for Health, James Reilly, T.D. today (15th February 2013) launched two key health reform documents:
Money Follows the Patient: A Policy Paper on Hospital Financing , and
The Path to Universal Healthcare: A Preliminary Paper on Universal Health Insurance.

The two documents fulfil important commitments in Future Health, the strategic framework for health service reform which was launched last November

Speaking at the publication of the papers, the Minister said:

I am delighted to publish the ‘Money Follows the Patient’ policy paper. This is a key building block for universal health insurance (UHI) which will also deliver significant benefits in its own right and in advance of the introduction of UHI. The system will provide a fairer and more transparent basis for funding hospital services. It will drive greater efficiency in the delivery of services and will ultimately support the provision of quality care in the most appropriate setting. It represents a vital early step on the journey of health reform. The policy paper will form the basis for consultation with stakeholders and for commencing implementation of the first step, known as shadow funding.”

The Minister noted that ‘Money Follows the Patient’ is one of a number of building blocks which he is working on to achieve UHI

“Work is advancing across all areas of the reform agenda. The Preliminary Paper on Universal Health Insurance provides a progress report on the work we have done so far. It also maps out the critical actions and initiatives to be delivered in the year ahead.”

The Minister thanked the UHI Implementation Group and the Hospital Financing Subgroup for their invaluable advice and guidance in relation to Money Follows the Patient’ – an important initiative which is central to creating a more equitable and efficient health system for the people of Ireland.”

ENDS

Note for Editors:
In Future Health: A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012- 2015, the Minister promised to publish two key papers relating to UHI. The ‘Money Follows the Patient’ paper is a major step in mapping out how a new, transparent and fairer system of funding will work. The Preliminary Paper on UHI describes the progress made last year in preparing for UHI, and it signals the main areas of work for 2013.

Money Follows the Patient – Policy Paper on Hospital Financing

The Path to Universal Healthcare – Preliminary Paper on Universal Health Insurance

Fulfilling Potential: Building a deeper understanding of disability in the UK today

On 13 February 2013 the Government published ‘Fulfilling Potential: Building a deeper understanding of disability in the UK today’.
The aims of ‘Fulfilling Potential: Building Understanding’ are:

• to provide an analysis of the current evidence on disability in the UK to inform the development of the next stage of work on Fulfilling Potential – the development of actions, outcomes and indicators
• to inform public understanding and prompt debate about disability and the issues faced by disabled people
• to raise awareness, drive a change in attitudes and support an increase in commitment to improving the lives of disabled people in the UK today

The main document is structured in two parts:

• Part 1 provides analysis of the number of disabled people in the UK as well as looking at the way disability develops over the life course and at the fluctuating nature of disability.
• Part 2 focuses on the lives of disabled people by looking at trends in outcomes and barriers to taking part in different areas of life.

The evidence is structured around the Fulfilling Potential: Next Steps themes of early intervention; choice and control and inclusive communities.
The main document summarises the analytical evidence on disability. It does not make policy recommendations but the evidence presented here will inform the work of the Disability Action Alliance and the development of government policy on disability.
As well as the main document there is also a summary version. The summary version is available in Easy Read. Both the main document and the summary are available in Rich Text Format.

Building understanding summary

• Building Understanding Summary slide deck (PDF, 26 pages, 585 KB)
• Building Understanding Summary (PDF, 12 pages, 221KB)
• Building Understanding Summary (RTF, 11 pages, 2MB)
• Subtitled BSL video: Building Understanding Summary on YouTube

Building understanding main report

• Building Understanding Main Slide Deck (PDF, 131 pages, 1MB)
• Building Understanding Main Report (PDF, 106 pages, 755 KB)
• Building Understanding Main Report (RTF, 82 pages, 2MB)
• Building Understanding Easy Read PDF, 44 pages, 2MB)
• Technical Appendix (Excel, 52 pages, 551 KB)

If you require Braille, Large Print or Welsh versions please email fulfilling.potential@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

HRB Annual Report 2011

HRB Annual Report 2011: Annual report and accounts of the Health Research Board 2011.
Contents

• Board members: 2011
• Chairman and Chief Executive: overview and outlook
• Health research – making an impact
• Funding research excellence
• Generating information and evidence for decision making
• Appendix A – List of publications
• Appendix B – Extract from the Financial Statement

Published Dec 2012

National Disability Authority New Strategic Plan

National Disability Authority New Strategic Plan
In changing times, the new strategic plan details how the National Disability Authority will work to guide national policy and design to improve lives of people with disabilities and support greater independence. Read more about the new Strategic Plan

(Source NDA Newsletter Issue 4, Winter 2012 - http://nationaldisabilityauthority.newsweaver.com/1fgaazcbi8i1ts08e7774q?email=true&a=11&p=31443775   )

New Page for SLT Journal Links

The eagle eyed among you might notice the layout of this site has changed and links to more information are now on the panel to the right.  A new link for SLT Journals (and other SLT releated resources) has been added.

• SLT - Journals & More

 I plan to provide links for Early Intervention, Nursing, etc in due course.