HSE reveals Capital Plan for 2023

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly this week announced the publication of the Health Service Executive’s (HSE’s) Capital Plan for 2023.

e 2023 Capital Plan reiterates the government’s commitment to investing in our health service. is plan will support the delivery of strategic reform and a move towards better care in the community and builds on measures required due to Covid-19.

e health capital funding available in 2023 for the construction and equipping of healthcare facilities is €967 million, with a further €50 million provided for capital infrastructure resulting from e overarching vision and long-term policy direction for Ireland’s healthcare system is the achievement of universal healthcare set out in the Programme for Government and as re ected in Ministerial priorities for 2023.

Covid-19 actions and an additional €10 million from income generated in 2022, totalling €1.027 billion.

According to the Department: “ is investment will enable the HSE to progress Government priority projects, including the completion of the New Children’s Hospital, advancement of the National Maternity Hospital, progressing Sláintecare initiatives to bring about the de- livery of care closer to home, maintaining investment in minor capital initiatives, the delivery of the equipment and ambulance replacement programmes and to progress the Infrastructure and Decarbonisation Strategy and Implementation roadmap in partnership with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

“ is Capital Plan includes investment to facilitate reorienting the model of care away from acute hospitals and towards primary and community settings and addressing capacity and infrastructural de cits that exist in the health and social care services.

Minister Donnelly said: “I am delighted to approve the HSE Capital Plan 2023. is is a plan that demonstrates the government’s commitment to investing in Ireland’s healthcare infrastructure and to support the move towards universal healthcare.” e Capital Plan provides for the spending of €1.027 billion on health capital projects across the country in 2023 and includes:

• New Children’s Hospital.

• Acute hospital projects including additional capacity, critical care capacity and maternity services.

• Investment in infrastructure and facilities at designated cancer centres to optimise cancer prevention, treatment, education and research.

• Primary Care Programme includes the building and equipping of centres across the country.

• Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Programme for Community Nursing units includes refurbishment to HIQA standard of units throughout the country.

• Mental health facilities including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services units and acute mental health units across the country.

• Accommodation for Enhanced Community Care.

• Investment in Trauma and Rehabilitation projects.

• Investment in equipment replacement and infrastructural risk.

• Investment in Climate Action and Sustainability projects.

• Replacement ambulance programme and ambulance bases renovation.

In line with the Public Spending Code all capital development proposals must progress through a number of approval stages. e nal decision to proceed with the construction of a given project cannot be made until the tender process has been completed and the costings reviewed to ensure that the proposal remains a ordable and delivers value for money.