CENTRE for CROSS BORDER STUDIES

23 November 2000
The Marketplace, Armagh

The Centre for Cross Border Studies held a Health Services Study Day at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh, on 23 November 2000. Invitations were sent to key individuals in health boards and trusts, government departments,and other relevant organisations.

Programme

PART I - CO-OPERATION AND WORKING TOGETHER

10:15 am	Introduction Dr Maurice Hayes, former Permanent Secretary of DHSS, Northern Ireland and Chair of Northern Ireland Acute Hospital Review
10:30	Co-operation and Working together for Health Gain and Social Well Being. C.A.W.T. and Beyond: Main Evaluation findings Dr Jim Jamison, former Director of Health and Social Care Research Unit, QUB and Dr Patricia Clarke, Research Manager, Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh
11:00	Refreshments
11:30	CAWT Evaluation: Discussion groups
12:30 pm	Lunch

PART II - ALL-IRELAND CO-OPERATION

13:40 pm	Opening Mr Andy Pollak, Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh
13:45	Introduction Dr Maurice Hayes, former Permanent Secretary of DHSS, Northern Ireland and Chair of Northern Ireland Acute Hospital Review
13:50	An investigation of the current extent of cross-border co-operation in the full range of health services, identifying past co-operation and opportunities for future co-operation. Dr Jim Jamison, former Director of Health and Social Care Research Unit, QUB
14:10	All-Ireland Co-operation: Discussion groups
15:10	Refreshments
15:40	Potential for, and barriers to, health co-operation across European boundaries Professor Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/ Research Director, European Observatory on Health Care Systems
16:10	Final discussion (chaired by Dr Hayes)
16:30	Close

Participants

Mr Roy Alexander	Sectoral Manager, North/South Ministerial Council
Ms Mary Bergin	Sectoral Officer, North/South Ministerial Council
Mr Eric Bowyer	Chief Executive, Newry and Mourne Health and Social Services Trust
Mr John Bradley	Chairman, Western Health and Social Services Board
Ms Michelle Butler	Institute of Public Administration
Dr Patricia Clarke	Research Manager, Centre for Cross Border Studies
Dr Eibhlín Connolly	Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Children
Ms Madeline Coulter	Assistant Director of Finance, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Mr Joseph Cregan	Principal Officer, Secondary Care Division, Department of Health and Children
Mr Brendan Cunningham	Chief Executive Officer, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Mr Tom Daly	Regional Development/European Officer, North Western Health Board
Dr Lorraine Doherty	Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Mr Kieran Doherty	General Manager, Community Services, North Western Health Board
Mr Colm Donaghy	Director of Planning, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Mr William Dukelow	Principal Officer, Department of Health and Social Services
Mr Tom Frawley	Office of the Ombudsman
Dr Kenneth Fullerton	Medical Director, Belfast City Hospital Trust
Mr Brian Grzymek	Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services
Ms Pat Haines	Director of Planning, Belfast City Hospital Trust
Ms Janet Hall	Communications Co-ordinator, CAWT
Ms Amanda Hayes	Researcher, University of Ulster at Coleraine
Senator Maurice Hayes	Chair of Northern Ireland Acute Hospitals Review
Ms Mairéad Hughes	Administrator, Centre for Cross Border Studies
Dr Jim Jamison	Former Director, Health and Social Care Research Unit, Queen's University Belfast
Dr Phil Jennings	Specialist in Public Health, Midland Health Board
Deputy Cecilia Keaveney	Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Mr Colm Keenan	Principal Officer, International Unit, Department of Health and Children
Mr Martin Kelly	Director of Planning and Information, Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust
Mr Norman Lunn	Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services
Mr Stephen Lyndsay	Chief Executive Officer, Western Health and Social Services Board
Mr Dick Mackenzie	Joint Secretary, North/South Ministerial Council
Mr Seamus Magee	Southern Health Council
Mr Paul Maguire	Assistant Hospital Administrator, North Western Health Board
Dr Miriam McCarthy	Senior Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Services
Mr Edmond McClean	Director of Strategic Planning and Commissioning, Northern Health and Social Services Board
Mr William McKee	Chief Executive, Royal Group of Hospitals Trust
Professor Martin McKee	Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Mr Sean McKeever	Director of Finance, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Ms Frances McLaughlin	Finance/Project Manager, CAWT
Mr Kenny McMahon	Director of Operations, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
Deputy Liz McManus	Spokesperson on Health, Labour Party
Mr Fergus McQuillan	Member, Western Health and Social Services Council
Ms Frances McReynolds	Principal Executive Officer, CAWT
Mr Seoirse O hAodha	Finance Officer, North Eastern Health Board
Mr Tadhg O'Brien	Director of Primary Care, North Eastern Health Board
Mr Tim O' Conner	Joint Secretary, North/South Ministerial Council
Mr Connor O'Malley	Sectoral Manager, North/South Ministerial Council
Dr Ciaran O'Neill	School of Public Policy, Economics and Law, University of Ulster at Jordanstown
Mr Ambrose Owens	Office of the Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services
Mr Andy Pollak	Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies
Mr Paul Robinson	Chief Executive Officer, North Eastern Health Board
Mr Francis Rogers	General Manager, General Hospital Sligo, North Western Health Board
Ms Nuala Sheerin	Director of Personnel, Foyle Health and Social Services Trust
Mr Paul Simpson	Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services
Ms Breda Teahan	Area Health Promotion Manager, Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services T.
Dr Anne-Marie Telford	Director of Public Health, Southern Health and Social Services Board
Mr Larry Walsh	Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Governance and Planning, North Eastern Health Board
Dr Jane Wilde	Director, Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Mr Robin Wilson	Director, Democratic Dialogue