Press release
Minister for Health publishes the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System Report 2023
From Department of Health
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From Department of Health
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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today highlighted significant improvement in health outcomes as outlined in the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System 2023 Report. The publication provides an overview of quality in our health service over a period of 10 years and against international standards.
Highlights include:
Minister Donnelly said:
"This year’s report reflects on the quality of care provided across different population perspectives over a 10-year period.
"The data shows the significant progress on various health outcomes including lower in-hospital mortality rates for stroke and heart attack, more timely hip fracture surgery for older people and decreases in hospitalisations for chronic conditions.
"Looking to how we fare internationally, Ireland compares favourably across a number of areas, in particular uptake for flu vaccination among people aged 65 years and older and uptake for breast and cervical cancer screening."
The Minister added:
"I particularly welcome the inclusion of an expanded suite of reported patient experience measures in this year’s report, providing insights into people’s experience of care in hospitals, nursing homes and maternity bereavement services. By listening to the voices of people using our health and social care services we can identify areas for improvement focused on what matters to them."
This is the eighth and final report in the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System series. Ireland’s Health System Performance Assessment platform, which was released in 2023, provides an overall view on the performance across Ireland’s health service to act as a stimulus for quality improvement.