Developing recommendations to improve the quality of diabetes care in Ireland

"Our results reflect the dynamic nature of the policy process and the importance of timing. The results highlight the limits of rational policy making in the face of organisational and fiscal upheaval."

Developing recommendations to improve the quality of diabetes care in Ireland: a policy analysis
SM McHugh, IJ Perry, C Bradle, R Brugha
Health Research Policy and Systems 2014, 12:53

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Collaborative pharmaceutical care in an Irish hospital

"PACT improved the quality and safety of prescribing for medical patients receiving acute hospital care: it reduced the prevalence of all medication error and potentially severe error; it improved the quality of prescribing in patients aged 65 years or older" 

Collaborative pharmaceutical care in an Irish hospital: uncontrolled before-after study
TC Grimes, E Deasy, A Allen, J O'Byrne, T Delaney, J Barragry, N Breslin, E Moloney, C Wall
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2014; 23: 574-583

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A framework for assessing health system resilience in an economic crisis

"The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for assessing the resilience of health systems in terms of how they have adjusted to economic crisis."

A framework for assessing health system resilience in an economic crisis: Ireland as a test case
S Thomas, C Keegan, S Barry, R Layte, M Jowett, C Normand
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:450

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