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23/10/2017
New National Maternity Strategy Launched
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has launched the new National Maternity Strategy HSE Implementation Plan and formally launched the National Women and Infants Health Programme.
The Programme has been established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services. The Programme will lead the implementation of the Strategy.
Minister Harris said: "This is a very significant day for the future of maternity services in Ireland. The development of the Implementation Plan and the establishment of the Programme is further evidence of the Government's ongoing commitment to the progressive development of our maternity services.
"I wish the Programme well in their work as they move forward to implement the Strategy and to drive improvements across maternity, neonatal and gynaecology services. Both the development of the Implementation Plan and the establishment of the Programme represent key building blocks to facilitate the provision of a consistently safe and high quality maternity service.
"We have a great plan so now let us implement it and build a maternity service which provides women, their babies and their families with the safe, quality and dignified care that they deserve."
Implementation of the Strategy is already underway with additional funding provided in 2016 and 2017. The Minister is committed to providing further additional resources for the Strategy in 2018.
(MH/JP)
The Programme has been established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services. The Programme will lead the implementation of the Strategy.
Minister Harris said: "This is a very significant day for the future of maternity services in Ireland. The development of the Implementation Plan and the establishment of the Programme is further evidence of the Government's ongoing commitment to the progressive development of our maternity services.
"I wish the Programme well in their work as they move forward to implement the Strategy and to drive improvements across maternity, neonatal and gynaecology services. Both the development of the Implementation Plan and the establishment of the Programme represent key building blocks to facilitate the provision of a consistently safe and high quality maternity service.
"We have a great plan so now let us implement it and build a maternity service which provides women, their babies and their families with the safe, quality and dignified care that they deserve."
Implementation of the Strategy is already underway with additional funding provided in 2016 and 2017. The Minister is committed to providing further additional resources for the Strategy in 2018.
(MH/JP)
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