Joint HSE/DoHC Transition Group to progress the development of the new National Paediatric Hospital
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A review of tertiary paediatric services carried out by McKinsey & Co on behalf of the Health Service Executive recommended the establishment of a single tertiary paediatric hospital in Dublin, co-located with a leading adult academic hospital. Subsequently, a joint HSE/Department of Health and Children Task Group was established to advise on the optimum location of the proposed new hospital.
The Task Group’s report was submitted to the Board of the HSE on 1st June 2006, and its recommendation that the new paediatric hospital be developed as an independent hospital on a site to be made available by the Mater Hospital was endorsed by the Board. At its meeting on 8th June 2006, the Government also strongly endorsed the recommendation.
A joint Health Service Executive / Department of Health and Children Transition Group was established by the HSE to progress the development of the new National Paediatric Hospital. Among the key items to be addressed by the Transition Group are the definition of a high level framework brief for the new Hospital and the determination of the scope and location of the Urgent Care Centres.
The membership of the Transition Group is as follows:
Health Service Executive
- Mr John O’Brien, Director of the National Hospitals Office (Temporary) – Joint Chair
- Mr Tommie Martin, National Director, Office of the Chief Executive
- Dr Fenton Howell, Population Health Directorate
- Mr Joe Molloy, Director of Technical Services and Capital Projects, HSE West
- Mr Brian Gilroy, National Director of Estates
- Ms Angela Fitzgerald, Network Manager, Dublin North East Hospitals Group
- Ms Fionnuala Duffy, Assistant National Director, National Hospitals Office
- Ms Ruth Langan, Office of the Chief Executive
Department of Health and Children
- Mr Paul Barron, Assistant Secretary – Joint Chair
- Mr Denis O’Sullivan, Principal Officer
- Dr Philip Crowley, Deputy Chief Medical Officer
- Mr Paul deFreine, Deputy Chief Architectural Adviser
- Ms Mary Hogan, Assistant Principal Officer
