Brennan Report - Department of Health and Children

Report of the Commission on Financial Management and Control Systems in the Health ServiceName of AgencyThe National Council for theProfessional Development ofNursing and MidwiferyNational Council on Ageing andOlder PeopleFunctionsThe body responsible for the continuing education andprofessional development of nurses and midwives.Advises the Minister for Health and Children on all aspects ofageing and older people.The National Disease Surveillance Ireland’s specialist centre for the surveillance ofCentrecommunicable diseases. The aim of NDSC is to improve thehealth of the Irish population by the collation, interpretationand provision of the best possible information on infectiousdiseases. This is achieved through surveillance andindependent advice, epidemiological investigation, researchand training.National Social Work QualificationsBoardOffice for Health ManagementOffice of Tobacco ControlThe Pharmaceutical Societyof IrelandPostgraduate Medical andDental BoardPre-hospital Emergency CareCouncilSocial Services InspectorateVoluntary Health Insurance BoardA statutory body which assesses the suitability of social workeducation and training and advises the Minister for Health andChildren on standards which should apply.A body established to implement the national strategy formanagement and organisational development for the healthservices in Ireland. Its main function is to facilitate managementdevelopment for the health services by acting as a centralresource and commissioning body .The Public Health (Tobacco) Act, 2002 provides for theestablishment of an Office of Tobacco Control to advise theMinister for Health and Children on tobacco control measures,to monitor and co-ordinate the implementation of suchmeasures and to advise the Minister on the control andregulation of the manufacture, sale, marketing and smoking oftobacco products.The professional body for the pharmaceutical profession. Itschief functions relate to the education, examination andregistration of pharmaceutical chemists.Promotes and co-ordinates postgraduate medical and dentaleducation and advises the Minister for Health and Children onall matters relating to such education.Responsible for the recognition of institutions for theeducation and training of emergency medical technicians.Established in 1999 by the Department of Health andChildren as an independent body to inspect social servicesprovided by health boards. To date the SSI has focused on childcare services.Provision of private voluntary health insurance.158