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· Additional €1.76 billion will expand capacity, strengthen community services and accelerate reform.
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Expansion of Surgical Hubs, including additional theatres and six-day operations, helping more patients receive planned treatment sooner.
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More evening and weekend activity across theatres, outpatient clinics and diagnostics, making better use of existing staff, facilities and equipment.
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Additional hospital, community and mental health capacity will be opened and brought into operation.
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Continued expansion of healthcare training places to strengthen the future workforce.
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Expanded older persons and community supports, including additional home-support hours, dementia services and community-based care.
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Improved access to oral health and orthodontic services for children, including reducing waiting lists in the School Dental Programme and improving access to more complex dental treatment.
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Major expansion of community crisis mental health supports, with the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse programme extended to all counties, two new rural Crisis Resolution Teams, and six additional out-of-hours ‘Solace’ peer-support cafés.
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Four new early intervention ‘Jigsaw’ youth mental health services extending coverage to 135,000 young people across six counties, and 40 additional clinicians for a new ADHD pathway and enhanced MHID capacity in CAMHS.
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Funding to support implementation of the new National Drugs Strategy.
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Phased introduction of a national shingles vaccination programme for eligible cohorts, helping to reduce illness and complications and improve public health outcomes.
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Cancer monitoring and follow-up will move closer to home, where clinically appropriate, through community-based care supported by the National Cancer Control Programme and the six Health Regions.
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Support for Women’s Sheds and other local initiatives will help strengthen wellbeing, inclusion and community connection.
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1.8 million additional home-support hours and €2 million more for Meals on Wheels.
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Virtual care capacity will grow across all six Health Regions, with an additional virtual care option in each Region to reach patients earlier and help avoid Emergency Department visits or hospital admissions.
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Continued rollout of the HSE Health App, shared care records and ePrescribing, alongside progress on Ireland’s first national Electronic Health Record.
