Английская Википедия:Department of Health (Ireland)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Шаблон:Infobox government agency The Department of Health (Шаблон:Lang-ga) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by putting health at the centre of public policy and by leading the development of high quality, equitable and efficient health and personal social services." The department is led by the Minister for Health.

The department attracts much controversy particularly due to the HSE. Brian Cowen, a former minister for health, referred to it as "Angola" clarifying "just when you've cleared one land mine another goes off".[1]

Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Miesian Plaza, Baggot Street, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:

History

The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1946.[2] This took effect in 1947 with James Ryan as the first Minister. Prior to this, the Department for Local Government and Public Health was responsible for Health.

Alteration of name and transfer of functions

Date Change
22 January 1947 Establishment of the Department of Health[3]
18 March 1947 Transfer of Health from the Department for Local Government[4]
1 January 1983 Transfer of Adoption from the Department of Justice[5]
12 July 1997 Renamed as the Department of Health and Children[6]
1 May 2011 Transfer of the National Drugs Strategy from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs[7]
3 June 2011 Transfer of Office of Children to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs[8]
4 June 2011 Renamed as the Department of Health[9]
1 October 2011 Transfer of Child Care to Department of Children and Youth Affairs[10]
1 March 2023 Transfer of Specialist Community-Based Disability Services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth[11][12]

Structure

The role of the department and departmental team is to support the minister and the democratic process by:Шаблон:Cn

  • Formulating policy underpinned by an evidence-based approach and providing direction on national health priorities ensuring that quality and value for money are enhanced through the implementation of an evidence-based approach underpinned by monitoring and evaluation.
  • Protecting the interests of patients and consumers and supporting practitioners and professionals to practice to the highest standards by providing a prudent and appropriate regulatory framework.
  • Providing effective stewardship over health resources by demanding accountability for achieving outcomes including financial, managerial and clinical accountability, and by providing the frameworks, including enhanced service planning at national level to improve the overall governance of the health system.
  • Fulfilling the state's obligations in relation to the EU, WHO, Council of Europe and other international bodies and the continued implementation of the co-operation agenda decided by the North-South Ministerial Council.

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:Health in Ireland Шаблон:Irish Government Departments Шаблон:Authority control