Browsing Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications) by Author "Thomas, Stephen"
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Common patterns in the public reporting of waiting time and waiting list information: findings from a sample of OECD jurisdictions
Lee, Mandy; Thomas, Stephen (Trinity College Dublin/London School of Economics/Partnership for Health System Sustainability & re, 2021)We present findings from a review of published literature and administrative documentation on waiting time and waiting list reporting models for elective treatment in a sample of international jurisdictions (a subset of ... -
The Irish health system and the crisis: a case study in the struggle for the capacity of the Social State
Thomas, Stephen; Barry, Sarah; Johnston, Bridget; Burke, Sara (2018)Ireland’s health care system is a weak Beveridgean system with no entitlement to free care and substantial acute waiting lists. Just under half the population has voluntary private health insurance and there is a two-tier ... -
The National Treatment Purchase Fund ? A success for some patients yet a public policy failure?
Burke, Sara; Thomas, Stephen (2019)In 2002 the Irish Government announced the establishment of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) as a means of addressing patients’ long wait times for public hospital treatment. A new health strategy published in ... -
The PRESTO report. Sustainability and Resilience in the Irish Health System
Burke, Sara; Thomas, Stephen (Trinity College Dublin/London School of Economics/Partnership for Health System Sustainability & re, 2023)The recovery of the Irish health system from the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for reflection and learning. COVID-19 has tested health systems in the extreme and spotlighted long- standing weaknesses. This ...