Brennan Report - Department of Health and Children

Report of the Commission on Financial Management and Control Systems in the Health ServiceTimeframe for ImplementationWhile establishing an Executive on a statutory basis, as we have recommended, will take sometime, many of our recommendations can be implemented, or at least begun, immediately by theDepartment of Health and Children, the Implementation Committee or an interim Executiveboard. Of our 136 recommendations, we would see the timeframe for implementation as beingimmediate or to commence immediately in the case of 52, sometimes interrelated,recommendations.IT Systems implications of the RecommendationsOf our 136 recommendations, only 23 have IT implications. Of these 23 recommendations, 17can be begun without any additional IT expenditure, although we acknowledge that, in these 17cases, additional IT facilities are required to implement the recommendations fully. Finally, 6recommendations will have significant IT implications.11.5 ConclusionWe believe that an integrated implementation of our recommendations will createopportunities for financial transparency, greater accountability, increased value for money and,most importantly, help identify opportunities for treating more service users within the limitsof available budgets. Futhermore, we believe that implementation will support the manydedicated people working in the health service in doing what they wish to do: offer the highestquality service to the public.124