Studies Undertaken
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Consultant/Organisation
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Cost of Projects (including report)
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Reports/Study completed
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Status of Reports/Study
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£
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Information Technology report in respect of the Department of Health/Irish Pharmaceutical Union agreement
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Ernst & Young
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90,000
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1
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For use within the Department, and forms part of the implementation of the Information Technology aspects of this Agreement
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Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement
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TCD
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45,000
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1
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For use within the Department of policy review purposes
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Evaluation of Proposals to establish Pharmacoeconomic Research Unit
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DCU
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2,250
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1
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For use within the Department of policy review purposes
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G.P. Drug Target Scheme Evaluation
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Cork University Hospital
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75,000
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1
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For use within the Department of policy review purposes
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Design of Study and processing of data for National Survey of General Practice
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UCG
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14,460
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1
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The results of the surveys are currently being analysed and the publication of this analysis will be discussed with the Irish College of General Practitioners
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Children's Rights Alliance Study
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Children's Rights Alliance
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10,000
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1
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Published
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Focus Ireland Study
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Focus Ireland
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15,000
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1
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Published
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Assessing Nursing Practice
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Oliver Morgan
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3,000
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1
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Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices
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Nursing Evaluation
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Southampton University
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28,000
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1
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Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices
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Nurse Study Project-Royal Hospital, Donnybrook
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Enda Cobain
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60,000
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1
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Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices
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Review of Nursing Applications Centre
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Price Waterhouse
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56,000
|
1
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Report is for use within the Department, and for the enhancement and development of nurse evaluation practices
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Report on Personal Services to Disabled
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Mr. Michael Bruton
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9,790
|
1
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Published
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Report of Nutrition Advisory group
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Nutrition Advisory Group
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43,500
|
1
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Published
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BSE Reports
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Food Safety Advisory Board (FSAB)
|
590
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2
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One Report published, the second will be published later this year
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Report on infant feeding
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FSAB
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5,000
|
—
|
Report being completed
|
Surveillance of Food-borne and Zoonotic Disease
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FSAB
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13,200
|
1
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This report was commissioned by the FSAB to examine the systems in place for the assessment of zoonotic diseases
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National Food Consumption Survey
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FSAB/UCC/TCD
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45,000
|
—
|
Report is being prepared
|
Study of Fluoride in the Irish Diet
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FSAB
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—
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—
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Report is being prepared
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Study of Fluoride in Fortifying Foods in relation to Neural Tube Defects
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FSAB
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—
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—
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Report is being prepared
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Literature review of Evaluation of Anti-Smoking Campaign
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UCG
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28,147
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Evaluation of AIDS Awareness Campaign
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UCG
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20,593
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Evaluation of Anti-Drugs Campaign
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UCG
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18,565
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Literature review of Workplace Health Promotion
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UCG
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5,042
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Evaluation of the National Healthy Week Campaign
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Lansdowne Market Research
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12,650
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Testing of Anti-Drugs Campaign
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Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd.
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11,800
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Testing of Anti-Smoking campaign and health promotion posters
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DTA Marketing Ltd.
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3,030
|
2
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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Evaluation of Irish network of health promoting schools
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UCG
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5,000
|
1
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For use by the Department in assessing health promotion policies and strategies
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National Suicide Strategy
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Task Force on Suicide
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4,000
|
1
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To be published
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Review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Dr. McCarthy
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41,641
|
—
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Report in progress, and is being prepared to advise on policy on development of Child/Adult Psychiatric Services
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Development of National Policy for Care of Mentally III
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Working Group
|
—
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—
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Interim report is expected shortly
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Research of maternal baby bonding/post natal depression
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The Coombe Hospital (Dr. S. Barry)
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7,000
|
—
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Report is complete but not published, and its purpose is to determine the association between the incidence of Post-natal Depression and the occurrence of Maternal bonding in mothers
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Review and study of Acute Psychiatric bed use in the EHB area
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Eastern Health Board
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20,000
|
—
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This study is ongoing and is to determine whether there are sufficient beds to cope with demand
|
Health Policy Research Studies
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ESRI
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122,000
|
6
|
Range of studies covering, inter alia, performance measurement, hospital utilisation and general practitioner services, for policy evaluation purposes within the Department
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Information Technology within Department of Health
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Several Organisations
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55,229
|
4
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For use for the development of Information Technology within the Department
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Chemical Study-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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Irish Sudden Infant Death Association
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23,760
|
1
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Published
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Medical Indemnity-Advice
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Mercer Fraser Ltd.
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115,553
|
2
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For use within the Department as an aid to review of policy in relation to Medical Indemnity arrangements
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Casemix-Implementation of casemix programme in Irish hospitals
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Several organisations
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87,138
|
1
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For use by the Department in the analysis and development of its Casemix Budget Model, in association with hospitals participating in the Casemix Programme
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Strategic Management Initiative
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Arthur Andersen
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26,015
|
1
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For use by the Department in the development of a strategic management strategy
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Nursing Studies
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Vincent Millett & Assoc.
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14,068
|
1
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For evaluation purposes within the Department
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Feasibility Study in Respect of the Establishment of Mental Handicap Institute
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TCD
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20,000
|
1
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Published
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MRI Consultancy
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Prof. David Banta
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2,304
|
1
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For use for evaluation purposes within the Department
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Personal Assistance Services Study
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UCG
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6,000
|
1
|
Published
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Review Group on Disability
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Review Group
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11,797
|
1
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Published
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Status of Persons Disability Study
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via Department of Equality and Law Reform-Office of Public Management
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19,000
|
1
|
Published
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Child Health Services Study
|
Michael Bruton
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14,000
|
1
|
Published
|
Public Health Nursing Consultancy
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Kieran McKeown Ltd.
|
6,350
|
1
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For evaluation purposes within the Department
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Pregnancy Research
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TCD
|
150,000
|
—
|
Not yet complete
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Mental Handicap Services — Autism study
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Irish Society for Autism
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5,827
|
1
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For policy development purposes within the Department
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Refugees Research
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The Refugee Agency
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7,000
|
1
|
Published
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Women's Health Plan
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CMC Ltd.
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1,500
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—
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This was a commitment as part of the Partnership 2000, para. 5.13, and has been forwarded to Government
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Public Health vision project
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The Henley Centre
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5,142
|
1
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For policy development purposes within the Department
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Pharmo-economic Research
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Mr. A. Foley
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2,250
|
1
|
Published
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Risk Management Information
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Merrett Health Risk Management Ltd.
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6,280
|
1
|
For use within the Department as part of a review of Medical Indemnity Scheme
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Study on Ambulance Service Response Times
|
UCD
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23,000
|
1
|
For use within the Department as part of the Evaluation of Ambulance Response Times. Work is still in progress
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Hospital Utilisation (in six Accident and Emergency hospitals in Dublin)
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Eastern Health Board
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25,000
|
1
|
For use within the Department to evaluate emergency admissions to hospital beds
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National Council for the Elderly — Healthy Ageing Programme
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National Council for the Elderly
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113,000
|
—
|
Report will be published in 1999
|
National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion — Sub-Committee on Young People
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National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion
|
3,358
|
1
|
Report Published
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National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion — Sub-Committee on Workplace Health Promotion
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National Consultative Committee on Health Promotion
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—
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—
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Report will be published shortly
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