Minister for Health publishes Sláintecare mid-year Progress Report for 2021
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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has today published the latest Sláintecare mid-year Progress Report. The report details a total of 112 deliverables for the first 6 months of this year. Of those 112 deliverables, 109 are either on track or have been progressed.
The report details the progress made in the first 6 months of the year, against the priorities and actions detailed in the the 2021 – 2023 Strategy and Action Plan, and focuses on two reform programmes:
Eleven Projects have been developed and are aligned with key national strategies, policies and initiatives:
Minister Donnelly said:
"The vision of Sláintecare is to achieve a universal single-tier health and social care system, where everyone has equitable access to services based on need, and not ability to pay. Of the 112 deliverables detailed in the mid-year report, 109 are on track or being progressed.
"Given what our health service has faced in the last 18 months, this is remarkable progress and a fantastic testament to the hard work and dedication of staff right across the Department of Health, the HSE and all of the partner organisations who work together to deliver Sláintecare.
"As Minister for Health, my priorities now are to build on the success to date detailed in this report by implementing a detailed Waiting List Plan, progress work to build new Elective Hospitals around the country, scale and mainstream integration innovation and implement the eHealth Programme."
Sláintecare has invested heavily in expanding services to be provided in the community, in terms of staff as well as via Primary Care Centres. We have made significant additions to our permanent workforce and upgraded our infrastructure to enhance the capacity of our health services.