Intent: Common understanding of challenges presenting in the delivery of public hospital and mental health services, including hospital discharges, rostering, resourcing and clinical leadership
Details: Engagement on the delivery of public health services
Intent: Invite stakeholders to the MFI breakfast briefing event, 'Digital Solutions for a greener industry', and seek to highlight the urgent need for transition to digital-first communication with healthcare professionals to reduce inefficiencies, environmental impact and rising costs.
Details: Correspondence to relevant stakeholders regarding MFI event 'Digital Solutions for a Greener Industry'.
Intent: Seeking the amendment of the definition of high costs drugs to include a wider range of drugs within the Risk Equalisation legislation and retrospective effect of same.
Details: Seeking the amendment of the definition of high costs drugs to include a wider range of drugs within the Risk Equalisation legislation and retrospective effect of same.
Intent: An amendment to Section 6A of the Act that would allow for high-cost claims eligibility in cases where a health insurance contract is renewed under either the same registered undertaking or the same insurance intermediary acting on behalf of a registered undertaking, where the Health Insurance Authority considers it appropriate.
Details: Health Insurance Act 1994 (as amended); Section 6A – Under this Section, for a claim to qualify as a high-cost claim it must have arisen in a prescribed 12-month period and relate to an insured person under a health insurance contract(s) effected by the same registered undertaking (i.e.) the underwr, ...
A letter to Ms Louise McGirr summarising the virtual meeting. - LetterLetter of invitation for a meeting with Minister for Health, Mr. Stephen Donnelly. - LetterThe letter of invitation to Mr Stephen Donnelly lead to a virtual meeting with Ms Louise McGirr, Ms Sinead Boyle and Ms Sabrina Brett. - Virtual Meeting
June 23rd 2023 - An email was sent by National Federation Alison Harnett to Louise McGirr Assistant Secretary for Health Sector Employment & IR Policy Division. In this email the issue of pay parity for employees of Section 39 organisations was raised. - EmailJune 26th 2023 -Letter sent by National Federation Chief Executive Alison Harnett to Louise McGirr Assistant Secretary for Health Sector Employment & IR Policy Division. Letter references the WRC process and it highlights the importance of 1) Agreement should be made to provide for linkage of Section 39 pay with future pay public sector pay awards2) Resolution should include pay, and related employment costs3) Immediate implementation of resolution needed rather than over extended period. - Letter
Intent: Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.
Details: Pre-budget submission concerning the 2023 health budget on increased capacity and resourcing needs of acute hospital and mental health services, recruitment and retention of consultants, and clinical indemnity.
Details: Proposed Consultant Contract, acute hospital capacity, infrastructure and resource deficits, including Consultant vacancies and recruitment & retention of Consultants.