The health and social care system treats everyone equally The health and social care system is focused on the needs of all groups in society People have an entitlement to health and social care, free at the point of access The different elements of the health and social care system work together and are connected The health and social care system is a universal, publicly funded system, which is not based on profit “Health-proof” all legislation to estimate risks and benefits to health Commitment to build a National Health Service, free at the point of use and paid for through progressive central taxation Abolish prescription charges Proposal to increase the number of primary care team, which will be networked with hospitals and other health services Abolish the HSE and replace it with Community Health Councils and an Independent Agency of Health Promotion Commitment to build a National Health Service, free at the point of use and paid for through progressive central taxation Will propose a constitutional amendment to prevent the privatisation of the health service Ensure communities have access to GP care linked to FF’s Abolish prescription charges Reduce the Drug Payments Establishment of an independent oversight group to guarantee best practice in the Fianna Fáil believes in a publicly funded, publicly delivered health care
Community Services Guarantee Scheme threshold from €144 per month to €100 per month Expansion of GP care on the basis of income Ensure a more humane system of access to discretionary medical cards management of resources and to ensure frontline services are maximised to the benefit of patients Re-balance the proportion of the health budget going to primary care to the international benchmark Introduce specific programme targets for rebalancing of health service towards primary care Establish a new mental health authority Carry out a full review of what remains to be achieved under “A Vision for Change service, that the Government continues to provide adequate finance for Commitment to end the process of trying to implement compulsory private health insurance and protect hospital trusts from privatisation
Fine Gael support proposals to incentivise rural general practice Fine Gael recognise the need to provide additional support for GP practices in disadvantaged urban areas and will bring forward proposals in this regards after consultation with doctors' representatives A plan for Universal Healthcare which sees access to quality preventative, primary, curative rehabilitative and end-of-life healthcare that is timely and affordable for everyone Reduce the level of for medicine under to the Drugs Payment Scheme from €1,728 per annum to €950 The cap on prescription charges will be reduced from €25 per month to €17.50 Free GP care will be extended to under 18s Fine Gael are committed to a decisive shift towards care in the community, along with additional frontline staff to alleviate pressure on Emergency Departments Fine Gael will dismantle the HSE, and devolve decision making to Hospital Groups and Community Health Organisations (CHOs) Fine Gael plan to link budgets to activity Fine Gael plan to provide at least 80 primary care centres Ensure access to X-ray, ultrasound and other investigations for their patients Commitment to a strong and efficient publicly funded health service Fine Gael will maintain a tax and regulatory environment that supports increased coverage by a competitive and cost-effective health insurance market Fine Gael believe further work needs to be conducted on the costs of various funding models for universal healthcare and how to best meet these costs and needs not met. Fine Gael want to deliver a reform programme, so that the foundations are in place to
The number of multi-disciplinary teams will be expanded A preventive dental health package will be introduced for medical card holders Extension of youth mental health services and counselling in primary care Integration of psychotherapy, counselling and social care services with primary care teams change the current model The HSE will change into a Health Commission, focused on purchasing services and care for patients from Hospital Trusts and CHOs The Green Party believes in a systematic approach to universal healthcare, built around patient empowerment and preventative methods, accessed on the basis of medical need and A formal process for regular review of services, in consultation with stakeholders, is needed to identify barriers to access. The outcome of The Party believes in the introduction of charges for all medical services, subject to medical need and ability to pay Believe that who have Favour the dissolution of the HSE and the further development of the new Community Health Organisation (CHO) model and the creation of The Party believes in a single-tier health system based on need rather than ability to pay and that the fairest way to achieve this is through general taxation
culturally sensitive way practitioners exists A new National Community Health Service will provide timely and free access to GP care, mental health care and dental care for all children and adults along with reduced cost of medication and primary care health services Extend free GP care to those under 18, followed by the rest of the population to ensure no-one has to pay to see their GP by 2021 at the latest on the excellent work achieved in the breast cancer treatment programme We will extend this highly successful model with early assessment initiatives and targeted wait times to other conditions. This will start with the other cancers and neurosurgery. It will involve the recruitment of additional consultants but also greater involvement of advanced nurse Free and timely access to health service. Ensure that HSE provided community care services remain free of charge. We will improve these vital services by increasing the number of home help hours by 50% by 2021 and by making available a better mix of day and services. Introduce a universal entitlement to a free dental examination, The provision of primary care centres and teams throughout the country will significantly increase health and social care in local communities and will redirect pressure away from acute hospitals. Mental health early intervention Committment to ending the two tier health system. Will deliver Universal Health Care by creating a new National Community Health Service – a public primary care system where access is free to all. Implement financial reforms including a more efficient funding mode, or ‘money follows the patient’. Costings provided across three policy areas –
practitioners to ensure that patients get the timely diagnoses and treatment every citizen deserves. Ensure that quality palliative care is available to all those who need it scale and polish twice per year primary, social and community care; hospital system and mental health. Ensure all citizens, including those with disabilities can play a full and independent part in all aspects of life. End two tier access to hospital care – Integrated Hospital Waiting List Management system. Provision of healthcare services and social care services as a right, with equal access for all based on need and to the greatest extent that resources allow. This right is especially relevant for older people and the provision of supports for older people is becoming Implement mental health strategy, a Vision for Change, and suicide prevention strategy, Connecting for Life Move from two system towards a universal healthcare system, free at the point of entry where access based on need alone through progressive taxation. Health budget will be increased each year. Private activity from public hospitals will be eliminated. The