1. National Healthcare Conference
Partnership and Innovation –
Reforming Healthcare
2nd April 2014

2. West / North West Hospitals Group
UHG & Merlin
Park &
NUI Galway
Mayo General*
Sligo Regional* Letterkenny
General*
Roscommon
Portiuncula*
* NUI Galway Medical Academy co-located

3. System Challenges
 Growing, Ageing Population
 Growing Expectation
 Service Delivery
 Financial Challenge
 Governance
 Leadership
 System Reform

4. System Solutions
 Leadership
 Reform
 Partnership
 Innovation

5. Partnerships
“If you do not seek out
allies and helpers, then
you will be isolated and
weak”
Sun Tzu
The Art of War
520 BC

6. Innovation
• Essential for Healthcare
Reform/Service Delivery
• We must challenge the Status Quo
• Many are reluctant to change
• Leadership is key
• Innovation comes with challenges &
criticism

7. Criticism
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do
nothing, say nothing, and be nothing”
Aristotle

8. Reforming Healthcare
"I am determined to press ahead with the key reforms of
our health system that we promised in the Programme
for Government. Future Health sets out the main
building blocks to achieve these reforms. The changes
are right for the system, right for staff and, most
importantly, right for patients and all users of our
health service. The financial pressures on the health
system make it even more important that we introduce
comprehensive health reform. Only in this way can we
deliver the services our people need, even as the
available financial resources diminish.” James Reilly

10. Timeline for Future Health
2011
SDU
2012
Directorate
Structure in
HSE
2013
Hospital
Groups &
ISA Review
2014
Healthcare
Commissioning
Agency
2015
Free
GP
Care
2016
UHI

11. After the HSE: The Three Ps
HSE

12. Today’s Conference
• Expert Speakers
• Sharing Experience
• Offering Examples
Partnership
Innovation
• Reform