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Health care in Ireland is delivered through public and private healthcare. The public health care system is governed by the Health Act 2004,[1] which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland – the Health Service Executive. The new national health service came into being officially on 1 January 2005; however the new structures are currently in the process of being established as the reform programme continues. In addition to the public-sector, there is also a large private healthcare market.
In 2019 Ireland spent €3,513 per capita on health, close to the European Union average,[2][3] of this spending approximately 79% was government expenditure.[4] In 2017 spending was the seventh highest in the OECD: $5,500 per head.[5]
Overcrowding has been an issue at hospitals in Ireland, with over 118,000 patients having to wait for a bed in 2019.[6]
^"Health Act 2004". Irish Statute Book. Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^"Ireland: Country Health Profile 2021". OECD. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^Henry, Mark (2021). In Fact An Optimist's Guide to Ireland at 100. Dublin: Gill Books. pp. 50–53. ISBN 978-0-7171-9039-3. OCLC 1276861968.
^"GHO | By theme". Who.int. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^"Health care in Ireland leaves much to be desired". The Economist. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^Meskill, Tommy (2 January 2020). "2019 worst year ever for hospital overcrowding - INMO". RTE News. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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