Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2026
889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific tools, reports or mechanisms that currently allow for a direct comparison of performance between the six health regions, given that the health system performance assessment framework operates at aggregate national level only; and if she will provide a list of all such tools currently in use. [47809/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HSE reports to the Department on its performance in delivering on National Service Plan (NSP) targets through the National Performance Report (NPR) and the Management Data Report (MDR), published monthly.
Both the NPR and MDR present data at a national and regional level and, depending on the KPI, at site or IHA level. Both reports therefore allow for the direct comparison of performance between the six health regions.
The MDR provides performance data against all KPIs as set out in the NSP and follows the structure of the HSE’s Corporate Plan and NSP. The NPR provides data on approximately 100 priority KPIs, organised across the continuum of care, from screening, to pre-hospital and urgent care, to planned and urgent planned care.
The NPR and MDR are published online each month: www.about.hse.ie/publications/ .
As noted by the Deputy above, the Health System Performance Assessment Framework (HSPA) provides data at national level. As part of the continued implementation of HSPA, and improvements in the availability of quality-assured regional metrics, the inclusion of selected prioritised regional data within HSPA will be explored further.
