Another landmark for HealthTech Ireland as we publish our inaugural pre-budget submission. We are focusing on our memberโs contributions to supporting an evolving landscape to deliver a sustainable healthcare system. The submission includes requirements for next steps to firstly scale innovation at a system level, and secondly to fund an Office of Life Sciences with an accompanying strategy, as demonstrated successfully in other jurisdictions.
This submission, prepared by the executive with the support of our Board, HealthTech Connect and Digital Health Working Group leads, builds on the work carried out by HealthTech Connect regarding positive government engagement for members. It is also an extension of our session to Members of the Oireachtas, kindly supported by Deputy Cormac Devlin TD, on โ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐๐กโ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ. This was followed by Molly Carroll, a familiar face from our team and a passionate Patient Advocate sharing her inspiring story and her encouragement at national developments in supporting patients through technology implementation.
The full document can be viewed here:Pre-budget submission Bid