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Dialogue Forum with Voluntary Organisations
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The Report of the Independent Review Group (IRG) established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and personal social services was published in February 2019. A key finding in the Report is the need to improve the relationship between voluntary organisations and the State. At the time of publication of the Report, Minister Harris announced his intention to establish a new Dialogue Forum. The first meeting of this new Forum took place on 2 December 2019.
The aim of the Forum is to build a stronger working relationship between the State and the voluntary healthcare sector for the benefit of patients and service users and to facilitate regular dialogue with the voluntary sector on future policy and strategic developments.
The Forum is chaired by independent Chair Peter Cassells.
The following organisations are represented on the Forum:
- Department of Health
- HSE
- HIQA
- Mental Health Commission
- The Wheel
- Mental Health Reform
- Disability Federation of Ireland
- National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers
- National Disability Services Association
- Voluntary Healthcare Forum
- Voluntary Hospices Group
- National Community Care Network
Full membership list
Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Membership
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Terms of Reference
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 2 December 2019
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Minutes 2 December 2019
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 24 January 2020
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 24 January 2020
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 28 May 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 28 May 2021
DownloadThe Dialogue Forum hosted a Webinar with Dr Damian Thomas of NESC on the NESC Secretariat paper Building a New Relationship between Voluntary Organisations and the State in the Health and Social Care Sectors: Paper for the Dialogue Forum with Voluntary Organisations.
The NESC Secretariat paper is available here.
A recording of the Webinar is available to view here.
A Workshop took place at the July Dialogue Forum meeting. Please find the Workshop output pack attached below.
Voluntary Dialogue Forum Workshop Output
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 30 September 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 30 September 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 28 October 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 28 October 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 25 November 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 25 November 2021
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 7 February 2022
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Note of Meeting 7 February 2022
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Voluntary Organisations Dialogue Forum Agenda 4 April 2022
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