Department of Health Secretary General invited to speak at the annual conference to share information on the health services with members. - EmailRCPI is a member of Alcohol Health Alliance, the Health PromotionAlliance, the Tobacco 21 Alliance, the Climate and Health Alliance and the Coalition against Sunbeds which post separate lobbying returns. - EmailThe Faculty of Pathology contacted the Minister for Health seeking an update on actions to address issues with the provision of autopsy services and separately met officials from the Departments of Health and Justice to address the issues. - Email
Intent: Changes in policy to improve the early identification and management of chronic kidney disease.
Details: Pre-budget submission advocating for i)Kidney Disease Registry; ii)Screening for CKD (early detection; iii)Primary Care Clinical Lead to drive CKD management; iv)commitment to a living donor transplantation target
Intent: Changes in policy to improve the early identification and management of chronic kidney disease.
Details: Pre-budget submission advocating for i)Kidney Disease Registry; ii)Screening for CKD (early detection; iii)Primary Care Clinical Lead to drive CKD management; iv)commitment to a living donor transplantation target
Intent: To gain political support for the resourcing and implementation of a Huntington's Disease Care Pathway to ensure families affected by Huntington's disease have access to coordinated specialist mutli-disciplinary care
Details: To highlight the need for a coordinated specialist multi-disciplinary service and dedicated integrated care pathway for families impacted by Huntington's disease.
An email was sent to ALL TDs and to Senators on health or disability committees to ask for their support for the Huntington's disease care pathway to be resourced and implemented across Ireland without further delay. - EmailHDAI met with Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer, HSE to discuss the profound impact of Huntington’s disease on the person living with the disease and on the entire family. Highlighted the need for the HD Care Pathway, submitted by the Clinical Care Programme for Neurology to the HSE, to be approved, resourced and implemented urgently to avoid mis-diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, lack of access to care, misunderstanding of the disease and to provide a more cost effective HSE service - Virtual MeetingPhone call with Minister Cummins and Deputy John Connolly following contact from family members in their constituency who asked for their support. Discussed the inadequate care for families and highlighted the need for a HD Care Pathway to be resourced and implemented to avoid mis-diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, lack of access to care, misunderstanding of the disease, negative impact on family relationships, generational impact, lack of support for people at risk etc. - Phone call
Feedback on a post event brief on radioligand therapy. - SubmissionFollowing a Mar26 roundtable (previous return), clinicians, policymakers, researchers & patient representatives from across Ireland collaborated to identify barriers to radioligand therapy access & develop policy solutions. Their work informed a report setting out actionable recommendations to strengthen leadership, redesign pathways, expand workforce & infrastructure, and improve data systems for future-ready cancer care. The report was launched at the All-Island Cancer Summit on 19 May 2026. - EmailOn 28 August 2026, on behalf of the Heart Failure Policy Network (HFPN), Lisa McCudden (St Vincent's Hospital, Ireland) emailed Irish policymakers regarding the developing EU Council Recommendation on Health Checks. The email shared a petition letter endorsed by Irish clinicians and patient advocates, outlining recommendations to improve heart failure detection and care, and invited discussion on how Ireland could support these priorities in future EU policy discussions. - Email
