Ireland’s health
services are transforming. Within the health services, nursing and midwifery
are currently undergoing a great period of change, driven principally by the Report
of the Commission on Nursing, published in 1998, and the Health Service Reform Programme, announced in
2003.
In Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland,
Yvonne O’Shea sets out to define the role nursing and midwifery will be expected to
play in the new health services, and how these professions can approach the
challenges of the future. She focuses on the areas of professional development,
the potential for stronger leadership and the need to build up skills and
competencies.
Centred on a series of interviews with leading
figures, this
is the most comprehensive study of the issues facing key stakeholders and
decision influencers within the Irish health care services ever conducted.
Nursing and Midwifery
in Ireland will be of great value to all role players in the
Irish health services.
