The HSE has created 6 new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area.
This changes the way that our services are delivered so that they're easier for people to find and use.
The HSE is still a single organisation, with 6 health regions. The regions remain under the governance of the HSE Board and the HSE continues to be responsible for standards and guidelines.
Why we're integrating health and social care by region
Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.
Services working together within each region include:
- hospitals
- primary care services - like pharmacies and doctors’ surgeries
- community services
- social care services
- public and private providers
- health and social care professionals
- voluntary sector services
This means that patients can be cared for closer to home, whatever their health needs.
These regions mean we can:
- plan and deliver our services around the specific needs of people in each area
- improve how these services are run and how people take responsibility for them
- strengthen local decision-making by giving regions the power to plan, manage and deliver their own care
- provide a consistent quality of care across the country, with the HSE Centre being responsible for ensuring standards across the regions
Each region has its own budget, leadership team and responsibility for local decision-making. They continue to work towards the Sláintecare objectives.
Sláintecare - our strategy for improving Ireland's healthcare system
Each health region is led by a Regional Executive Officer (REO). The REO is accountable and responsible for regional health and social care services.
The 6 REOs reports directly to the HSE Chief Executive Officer.
The health regions and their boundaries
Health regions are responsible for:
- coordinating and delivering health and social care services in Ireland
- managing and organising care for people and communities in their area
- ensuring care is of high quality and meets both local needs and national standards
The 6 health regions cover the following healthcare areas:
HSE Dublin and North East:
- HSE Cavan Monaghan
- HSE Louth Meath
- HSE Dublin North City and West
- HSE Dublin North County
HSE Dublin and Midlands:
- HSE Dublin South City and West
- HSE Dublin South West
- HSE Kildare West Wicklow
- HSE Midlands
HSE Dublin and South East:
- HSE Carlow Kilkenny and Tipperary South
- HSE Waterford Wexford
- HSE Dublin South and Wicklow
HSE Mid West:
- HSE Limerick City and Tipperary North
- HSE Clare and Limerick County
HSE South West:
- HSE Cork North and East
- HSE Kerry
- HSE Cork South and West
HSE West and North West:
- HSE Donegal
- HSE Sligo Leitrim
- HSE Mayo
- HSE Galway Roscommon
A small portion of west county Cavan continues to come under Sligo and Leitrim for health services.
Organisational Reform HSE Health Regions Implementation Plan - gov.ie
Regional Executive Officers
6 Regional Executive Officers (REO) have been appointed to oversee the management of health and social care services in each of the health regions.
The REOs are:
- Sara Long, REO, HSE Dublin and North East
- Kate Killeen White, REO, HSE Dublin and Midlands
- Martina Queally, REO, HSE Dublin and South East
- Sandra Broderick, REO HSE Mid West
- Dr Andy Phillips, REO, HSE South West
- Tony Canavan, REO, HSE West and North West