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Risk, science and the politics of the blood scandals in Ireland, Scotland, England and Finland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2016-11-07)
This article examines the HIV/Hepatitis C disaster that engulfed those
suffering from haemophilia in Ireland, Scotland, England/Wales and Finland
during the 1980s and 1990s; the largest health scandal since the ...
Caring about care planning: A survey of assessment and care planning tools, processes and perspectives from residential care settings for older people in the Republic of Ireland
(Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2012)
Introduction: Throughout the developed world the ageing of populations has become a matter of
increasing attention both for policy-makers and practitioners. Indeed, as far back as
the late 1990s, the Organisation for ...
Standardising assessment instruments and care planning in Ireland
(Emerald, 2014)
There is wide variation in the use of standardised instruments for assessment. Within some domains, standardised instruments enjoy near universal usage. However, within other domains, standardised instruments are often ...
Statutory registration awareness amongst social care workers
(Social Care Ireland, 2018)
Statutory registration for health and social care professionals has become an
increasing feature of regulatory systems in many nations (Allsop & Saks, 2002; Cornes,
Manthrope, Huxley & Sherrill, 2007; Byrne, 2016). In ...
Legal responses to public crisis: Tribunals of inquiry and the blood crisis in the Republic of Ireland
(2010)
This paper will outline the national and international cases of contaminated blood which have emerged as a part of the 'risk society' of modernity since the 1980s. In particular, the paper will examine the Tribunals of ...
Qualifications of non-nursing residential care staff in the Republic of Ireland.
(Emerald, 2011-03)
In response to the challenge of the ageing of societies and concerns over recruitment and quality of service delivery, many nations have introduced new educational and training pathways, as well as national standards that ...
Risk, science and blood: Politics, HIV, Hepatitis and Haemophilia in Ireland.
(NUI Galway, 2011-02)
With Ireland's blood supply compromised in the 1980s, the impact upon its haemophiliac community was unprecedented. Thus far, academic attention has focused on apportioning blame and identifying administrative failure: ...