Healthcare services can continue to insist on driving to a schedule that suits them, but only a few people will be able to keep up. The others will either choose a different route, or crash out entirely.

Consultants can always be relied upon to drive productivity, but it is important the right productivity metrics are used that capture the ‘value’ for patients as well as the volume of care provided, IHCA President Gabrielle Ní Challaráin tells its Annual Conference in Kilkenny #IHCA2025

Prof Rhona Mahony tells #IHCA2025 Conference that significant introduction of Pre-Action Protocols are ‘imminent’ and will absolutely reduce cost of medical negligence cases and importantly be more humane for patients

A full house this morning at the IHCA Annual Conference in Mount Juliet Estate . As IHCA President Prof Gabrielle Colleran says: “We want to light a candle, not curse the darkness, to show that clinician-led leadership is the key to a fairer, safer, and more sustainable health service

Patient safety advocate Margaret Murphy, whose 21-year-old son Kevin died in 1999 as a result of medical error, tells #IHCA2025 Conference by video address that open disclosure is not about blame, but about integrity and being a truly professional HCP

Urology SpR Dr Sorcha O’Meara tells #IHCA2025 Annual Conference in Kilkenny that doctors are human too and suffer when things go wrong – but feel unprepared to manage the personal consequences

Almost 90% of surgeons agree that there is a need for surgeon-specific peer to peer support after an adverse event, Mr Kevin Turner, National Clinical Lead for the SUPPORT Improvement Collaborative, tells #IHCA2025 Annual Conference in Kilkenny today

Programme Manager @Trocaire Eoin Hamill begins the afternoon session of the IHCA Annual Conference in Kilkenny with an overview of the charity’s work in Gaza #IHCA2025

Consultants should be viewed as more than units of productivity – they are clinical leaders vital to the success of healthcare organisations, says HSE Ireland Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland Dr Colm Henry at #IHCA2025 Conference in Kilkenny

President of RCSI Prof Deborah McNamara Prof Deborah McNamara tells IHCA Annual Conference that clinical leaders need delegation not only of responsibility but also authority – with the resources to deliver on their roles #IHCA2025

Demand for healthcare is increasing 3-4% a year so in 18 yrs the health service could be twice the size it is now. Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt tells IHCA Annual Conference that it is not sustainable to work the same way, or have a future budget of €50bn #IHCA2025

Clinical Director Children's Health Ireland Dr Ike Okafor Ike Okafor tells IHCA Annual Conference in Kilkenny that Clinical Directors need more budgetary and financial powers so that risks can be managed in a meaningful way #IHCA2025

Clinical Directors and Executive Clinical Directors must be strategic leaders in the health service, not just operational managers, says Dr Amanda Burke, National Clinical Lead for HSE Ireland Child and Youth Mental Health, at IHCA Annual Conference #IHCA2025

'As Clinical Diretor, you are sometimes Oliver and at other times the orphanage manager,' explained Prof Nóirín Russell, Clinical Director of CervicalCheck National Screening Service, at the IHCA Annual Conference, but also the translator of the vision for the service you lead.#IHCA2025

We were delighted to take part in the 2025 Academy of Colposcopy this week, with thanks to the Polish Society of Colposcopy. #CervicalCheck Clinical Director Prof Professor Nóirín Russell presented to over 700 attendees sharing her knowledge from over 20 years experience in colposcopy.

We're proud to be one of the Irish partners involved in the EUCanScreen project, working with and learning from our European partners, and sharing our knowledge and expertise to help improve the efficiency of cancer screening programmes across the EU. #ChooseScreening 👇

Health services usually look at high DNA (did not attend) rates as being the "fault" of patients. Wouldn't it be great if the service was planned to suit its users, and adapted to their needs?

Remember: ✅Screening is for people who are well - if you have worrying symptoms, visit your GP 😢Uptake of bowel screening is low - please encourage everyone in the age range to do the test 😊If you do it once, it is much easier next time round! 💩Bowel cancer is shite, trust me

We've just won an #IrishHealthcareAward for Nursing and midwifery project of the year. Our #CervicalCheck Screening Training Unit has built a resilient, responsive and future-focused cervical screening education model. Congratulations to our STU team. #ChooseScreening

🎉 Huge congratulations to our #CervicalCheck Screening Training Unit on winning a 2025 #IrishHealthcareAward. Your commitment to high-quality, person-centred care is making a real difference across Ireland. 👏 Read more about it: tinyurl.com/nss-2025-iha1 #ChooseScreening