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A multistage mixed methods evaluation of the implementation and impact of a reconfiguration of acute medicine in Ireland’s hospitals
Background. To address deficits in the delivery of acute medicineservices in Ireland, the National Acute Medicine Programme (NAMP) was established to optimise the management of acutely ill medical patients in ... -
The dynamics of temporary migration : the experience of South African doctors working in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2013)International doctor migration is traditionally considered a straightforward ‘drain’ on source countries and advantageous only for destination countries, who essentially obtain labour at low cost. Doctor migration places ... -
Consumer mobiltity in the Irish health insurance market : determinants, incentives and risk equalisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2016)Consumer choice of, and competition among, insurers is becoming a more common feature of many health insurance systems, internationally. For competition, theoretically, to work as a tool of resource allocation in these ... -
Changing the mix of healthcare providers : impact on price, efficiency and quality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2015)Service providers, the personnel and organisations that deliver care, are the foundation of any health care system. The personnel include not only doctors, but pharmacists, nurses, and an array of allied health professions, ... -
Counting the time lived or the time left? : age, proximity to death and prescription expenditures
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2015)This thesis set out to investigate whether ageing is a surrogate measure for proximity to death in the older population when estimating medication expenditures. The medication expenditures used were the ingredient cost of ...
