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Epilepsy Ireland call for funding proposals

MRCG/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2016 Epilepsy Ireland recently launched a call for proposals. See Epilepsy Ireland website Epilepsy Ireland encourages proposals for all research including basic, clinical, psychosocial and health services research. Proposals covering  one or more of the following research areas are welcome in this funding round: Development of improved diagnosis, treatments or support…

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ie: Clinical Innovation Award 2015

Clinical Innovation Award 2015. Ireland Enterprise Ireland and Cleveland Clinic Clinician with new healthcare product, service or idea can enter the Cleveland Clinic and Enterprise Ireland Clinical Innovation Award. The award aims to support clinicians in Ireland to translate innovative ideas into benefits for the health care system and medical technologies sectors.  It will give a…

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ie – New strategic plan for health research

Health Research Board (HRB) Ireland developing a new strategic plan for 2016-2020. They are seeking constructive feedback from stakeholders to: – 1.   Test our provisional ideas ‘in the field’. 2.   Identify significant gaps, or potential errors, in those ideas. They have published a strategy consultation document  providing a brief background and outline of areas of…

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ie: Agreement on Free GP Care for Under 6s

Statement: Ministers welcome Agreement with IMO on Free GP Care for Under-6s Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the Irish Medical Organisation on terms for the delivery of free GP care for all children aged under 6. “This agreement represents the first step in the phased introduction of a universal GP service…

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