The Home Care Coalition, which IHF is a member of, is calling for €1.05bn funding to the Home Support Service in Budget 2024 to provide quality care to older people and people with disabilities, and to enable additional recruitment and retention of home care workers. […]
This week in Leinster House we met with Oireachtas members as we held a briefing for TDs and Senators detailing the impact of bereavement on home life in Ireland, including the impact on employment, health and the overall financial burden. Read the Summary Report of The Real Financial Impact of Bereavement. The briefing was hosted […]
IHF welcomes the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (ADMA). After many years of tireless advocacy, the commencement of this legislation expands the definition of capacity significantly and allows individuals to retain their voice through all ages and phases of their lives. The commencement marks a major transition for healthcare ethics, moving […]
Love Your Brain is an annual awareness campaign which is run by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland […]
New research addressing knowledge and evidence gaps that exist in data on life-limiting conditions (LLCs) in children commences today, having been awarded a Health Research Board Applied Partnership Award in December 2022 […]
Today, The Alliance of Age Sector NGOs (of which IHF is a member) launches its 2023 Report, ‘Telling It Like It Is; Combatting Ageism,’ which sets out why Ireland needs to take ageism seriously and take meaningful action to counteract it. The report highlights the nature and impact of ageism in Ireland and offers several […]
As proud members of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI), IHF support this important campaign – Patients Deserve Better. The nationwide campaign is calling for a network of community neurorehabilitation teams throughout the country. […]
This Act is long overdue and very much needed as it maximises a person’s capacity to make decisions through all stages of their life, including through the legal protection of Advance Healthcare Directives. […]
Today we launched a report detailing the impact of bereavement on home life in Ireland, including the impact on employment, health and the overall financial burden. Read the Summary Report of The Real Financial Impact of Bereavement. The study which completed in early 2022 was supported by a grant from the Department of Social Protection. […]
Key priorities include: Resourcing a national approach to palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care; Quality end-of-life care, wherever the place; Investment in community bereavement supports; Support the public to plan for their end of life […]
