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HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (HSE)
Public health and personal social services in Ireland are delivered by the
Health Service Executive (HSE), through a network of local health offices,
health centres and clinics.
Health and personal social services are divided into three service
delivery units:
• The National Hospitals Office manages acute hospital services.
• The Primary, Community and Continuing Care Unit delivers health and
personal social services in the community and other settings.
• The Population Health Unit is responsible for promoting and protecting
the health of the entire population as well as particular target groups,
with particular emphasis on health inequalities.
The services delivered by these units are organised through four regional
administrative areas: HSE Dublin/Mid-Leinster, HSE Dublin/North East, HSE
South and HSE West.
A number of changes to this structure are planned to commence in late
2008 and 2009. The National Hospitals Office and the Primary, Community
and Continuing Care Unit will both be integrated under the direction of
a single National Director of Integrated Service Delivery who will have
operational responsibility for all hospital and community-based services. The
various elements of Population Health will be reassigned to other relevant
directorates.
There will be a number of Area Directors who will have operational
responsibility and authority to deliver all hospital and community care
services and personal and social services in their regions. This may result in a
change to the number of regional administrative areas.
The HSE Infoline provides information on your entitlements, or how to
access HSE health or social services in your area. Contact the HSE Infoline
from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday.
Callsave: 1850 24 1850
Email: info@hse.ie Web: www.hse.ie
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