Article shared by John Gilmartin
Yes, I’m partial to Ireland, I’m 75% Irish immigrants and 25% Glaswegian, by name of Campbell.
I first experienced Ireland in 1985, on a rushed weekend when I tried to see everything in two days. Absurd. But, instructive. I came away with impressions, Ireland was poor, backward, full of strong opinions, loud pubs every night, and unlikely to change. So much for my analysis.
Ireland is the most improved country I experienced in decades of travel.
Click below for today’s editorial from the Lancet, evaluating the reform of Ireland’s health care system.
Remarkable
John
Click here for the article in the Lancet
Excerpts:
"The Irish Government has also been overseeing the implementation of its 10-year programme to create a universally accessible health-care system, entitled Sláintecare—sláinte meaning health in Gaelic. Adopted in 2018, the overarching idea was to reorientate the two-tier system, with a reliance on an insurance-based system of private care dominated by hospital services, to a publicly funded system focused on primary health care and community care. Key aims included reduction of waiting lists, the abolition of hospital inpatient charges for children, free contraception, and the employment of consultants on public-only work contracts. The ambition of strengthening health for all is a laudable one, but bringing in such changes is not easy, nor has the execution been perfect."
Click here for the article in the Lancet
Excerpts:
"The Irish Government has also been overseeing the implementation of its 10-year programme to create a universally accessible health-care system, entitled Sláintecare—sláinte meaning health in Gaelic. Adopted in 2018, the overarching idea was to reorientate the two-tier system, with a reliance on an insurance-based system of private care dominated by hospital services, to a publicly funded system focused on primary health care and community care. Key aims included reduction of waiting lists, the abolition of hospital inpatient charges for children, free contraception, and the employment of consultants on public-only work contracts. The ambition of strengthening health for all is a laudable one, but bringing in such changes is not easy, nor has the execution been perfect."
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