I’m so proud and privileged to be one of the HSE Ireland nominees on the Taskforce to develop the plan and to also chair the Research Subcommittee. Thank you Department of Health and Stephen Donnelly for recognising the value of pharmacy and pharmacists. Bernard Gloster

An historic day in healthcare in Ireland as Minister Stephen Donnelly publishes the Final Report of the Expert Taskforce to Support the Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy. It was a privilege to serve as a member of the Taskforce. gov.ie/pdf/?file=http…

Important day for #pharmacy in #Ireland, with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly publishing this report. Happy to have been a member of the Taskforce Research Sub-Committee, advising on recommendations for future #research to inform, enhance, and evaluate these expanded roles

We welcome Minister Stephen Donnelly launch of the final report today from the Expert Taskforce on expanding the role of pharmacy to support enhanced patient outcomes. Pharmacist advice, treatment and prescribing for common conditions is the initial focus. thepsi.ie/news/psi-welco…

I was unable to attend the Launch of this Report today. I'm very proud to have been a Patient Partner with the Expert Task Force in Support of Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy Judith Strawbridge Tamasine Grimes RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences HPRA Trinity College Dublin Stephen Donnelly

Pharmacy Prescribing for common conditions. An important next step. Thanks to HSE Ireland reps on this task force Louisa Power #PatHealy for their work. This is an important next step in access to healthcare Stephen Donnelly Department of Health Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland gov.ie/en/press-relea…

✅Over 1,000 couples have now been referred for publicly funded IVF Treatment ✅First baby born ✅Thousands of couples have had fertility-related issues resolved at regional health hubs

📚 Minister Norma Foley T.D continues to expand the hugely successful free schoolbooks scheme, which will now be available to 212,000 Junior Cycle students as the new school year commences over the coming days. Fianna Fáil is committed to making education affordable for all.

It’s a really exciting week for #Greystones Community College. More than 170 students will start their second-level education on Friday at the school. And there will be a sod-turning for the brand new school build with site clearance now well underway. Greystones Community College

A special day for so many Leaving Cert students in Wicklow and across the country. Many thousands of these students will embark on a career in healthcare and this year we have hundreds of additional college places in health and social care.

Stephen Donnelly: ban social media for under-16s thetimes.com/article/4a8a7b…

"This is one of the public health challenges of our time and I and this Government are treating it with that level of seriousness." Stephen Donnelly on adopting a public health approach to some of the damage caused by social media to children and young people.

Irish men live 8 years longer nowadays than they did in 1990, and women live 6 years longer. We have transformed from having the shortest lives among Anglophone countries to being behind only Australia in our longevity. #PositiveIreland 🇮🇪 economist.com/graphic-detail…

Great to see this innovation in ED avoidance in Galway working out so well - well done to everyone involved. Taking the pressure off patients and off our healthcare workers. rte.ie/news/connacht/…

Congrats to the thousands of students who received offers today for health and social care college places. We're increasing places across disciplines as part of plan to double places on healthcare related courses. I meet students inc Atlantic Technological University who know it'll be a rewarding career.

We are making progress on housing in #Wicklow Housing for All is working and Fianna Fáil is the party of action on housing. #rtept

We want to ensure children and young people are safe online. Today, Minister Stephen Donnelly launched an Online Health Taskforce to develop a public health response to harms caused by certain types of online activity, along with annual funding for national awarness campaigns.

Great work being done by the team on helping our cancer patients avoid ED and get triaged into hospitals where required.

Great to be HSE Ireland conference today with Bernard Gloster and hundreds of our healthcare workers ✅Trolley numbers ⬇️ despite increasing demand ✅Waiting times continue to come ⬇️ ✅180,000 more patients treated last year than 2022 My message to our healthcare workers👇🏻