Sláintecare: Latest News
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 31 July 2019
- Last updated on: 17 April 2025
Press releases
2025
Minister Butler announces biggest ever capital investment in mental health for 2025
First patients seen in HSE’s new Oriel House facility, Kilkenny
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD opens new Endometriosis
Minister Carroll MacNeill outlines baseline for on-site consultant rostering
Minister for Health highlights increase in healthcare workforce
Monthly waiting list figures - February 2025
Minister for Health launches heart health initiatives as she marks Women’s Health Week 2025
Ministers for Health launch Women’s Health Week 2025
Minister Carroll MacNeill launches the new HSE Health App
Minister Carroll MacNeill publishes the Waiting List Action Plan 2025
Minister Burke announces successful projects for a €710,000 Traveller health initiative
New report highlights positive trends in health and wellbeing of older people in Ireland
2024
Department of Health launches Ireland’s first National Mental Health Research Strategy
Interim Chief Medical Officer announces results of the 2024 Healthy Ireland Survey
Minister Burke publishes the Healthy Ireland Fund Round 4 2023 Progress Report
Minister for Health announces €8 million for National Ambulance Service in Budget 2025
Minister for Mental Health and Older People commends HIQA on 15 years of regulation of nursing homes
Minister for Health introduces landmark legislation to facilitate e-Health in the Dáil
Minister for Health announces €2.5 million in research funding to enhance patient safety
Minister Burke announces additional funding for Healthy Ireland Walking Tracks initiative
Minister for Mental Health and Older People opens call for new Lived Experience Member of NIMC
Minister for Mental Health and Older People announces publication of Mental Health Bill 2024
Minister for Health publishes Bill to provide a legal basis for digital health records in Ireland
Minister for Health highlights nationwide improvement in Emergency Department overcrowding
Minister of State Colm Burke launches the consultation for the Inclusion Health Framework in UCC
- Minister for Health announces site selection for elective hospitals in Dublin following update to Government
- Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly Publishes the Sláintecare Progress Report 2021-2023
- Health Minister announces milestone in development of new Regional Elective Hospitals in Cork and Galway reached
- Minister for Health highlights 28% increase in critical care beds
- Minister Donnelly announces more than 1,900 Consultants have signed the new Public-Only Contract
- Minister for Health announces huge increase in use of GP access to Community Diagnostics Scheme
- Minister Naughton highlights high uptake of home STI test kits with 10,000 kits ordered every month
2023
- Delivering Universal Healthcare: 23 developments in health in 2023
- Minister Donnelly announces more than 1,000 Consultants have signed the new Public-Only Sláintecare Contract
- Minister for Health welcomes unprecedented increase in applications for General Practitioner (GP) training places
- Minister for Health announces 215,000 people are newly eligible for free GP care from 11 September
- Minister for Health announces that free contraception is now available for 17-30-year-olds
- Government approves HSE Health Regions Implementation Plan
- Minister for Health announces site locations for ‘Surgical Hub’ projects nationally
- Ministers for Health welcome publication of Sláintecare Healthy Communities Progress Report
- Minister Butler welcomes next step in national rollout of Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme
- Minister Donnelly welcomes the abolition of public hospital in-patient Charges
- Minister for Health publishes Sláintecare Progress Report 2022 and Action Plan 2023
- Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly welcomes the publication of ‘Towards Population Based Funding for Health: Model Proposal’
- Sláintecare Healthy Communities having a positive impact on local communities
2022
- Minister for Health congratulates Sláintecare category winner, and all involved in the Annual Health Service Excellence Awards
- Minister Donnelly welcomes reduction in cardiac patient waiting times in Dungarvan under Sláintecare funded project
- Minister Donnelly publishes Sláintecare Integration Fund End of Programme Report
- Minister Donnelly publishes the Sláintecare Action Plan for 2022
- Minister Donnelly welcomes approval of new clinical pathway for headache
- Government approves Regional Health Areas proposal for the geographic alignment and integration of care across Ireland
- Social Prescribing Day - Increased wellbeing and quality of life for Waterford Social Prescribing service users
- Minister for Health publishes Sláintecare Progress Report 2021
- Marking World Cancer Day, Minister Donnelly welcomes Sláintecare funded improvements to Oncology Service in Dublin
2021
- Minister Donnelly welcomes government approval of new strategy to address outpatient procedures and surgical waiting lists and enhance future capacity
- Minister Donnelly announces establishment of Regional Health Areas Advisory Group
- Ministers Donnelly and Feighan launch €13 million Healthy Communities Programme
- Minister for Health publishes Sláintecare mid-year Progress Report for 2021
- Minister Donnelly welcomes Sláintecare funded improvement in Heart Failure waiting lists
- Minister for Health welcomes Sláintecare Support for Positive Ageing Week
2019
- Minister for Health announces €20 million funding for 122 Sláintecare projects
- Minister for Health confirms restructuring of health services and delivers key Sláintecare commitment
- Minister for Health welcomes the first meeting of the new HSE Board – Enhanced HSE governance and accountability marks a key Sláintecare deliverable
- Taoiseach and Minister for Health Welcome Launch of €20 million Slaintecare Integration Fund for New Models of Health and Social Care
- Minister for Health Publishes Sláintecare Action Plan 2019