Future health and social care capacity requirements: projections, challenges and policy pathways

This half-day event will begin with presentations from ESRI researchers outlining national and regional projections of demand and capacity requirements to 2040 across public hospitals, general practice, and services for older people. These presentations will be followed by a panel discussion featuring policymakers, academics, and health professionals, who will examine the key challenges and explore potential policy pathways for meeting future capacity requirements.

 

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Agenda

9.00

Registration

9.30

Welcome

Martina Lawless, Director ESRI

9.40

Introduction

Part 1 – Projections

Chair TBC

9.55

Introduction to Hippocrates model & public acute hospital projections

Aoife Brick, ESRI

10.15

Older people’s services projections

Brendan Walsh, ESRI

10.30

General practice projections and data gaps

Sheelah Connolly, ESRI

10.45

Q&A

11.00

Tea/Coffee Break

Part 2 – Challenges and policy pathways

Chair TBC

11.20

Strategic Workforce Planning – Demand and Supply Projections for Health and Care Professionals

Terence Hynes/Orlaith Hodgins, Department of Health (DoH)

11.40

Panel discussion

Robert Watt, DoH; Damien McCallion, HSE; Professor Susan Smith (TCD and GP); Professor Jonathan Drennan, UCD

12.00

Q&A