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The Department of Health and Children has issued a call, seeking the views of interested parties on helping to inform the forthcoming National Dementia Strategy

The Government's stimulus package announced on 17th July 2012 will include provision for the development of primary care facilities at twenty locations accross the country.

The Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has today published the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012. The legislation, approved by the Cabinet yesterday (Tuesday 11th July), will pave the way for major changes in the design of our health services. “For too long the treatment of patients in our health services has had to conform to the needs of the system” said Dr Reilly “this new Directorate structure in the HSE will allow us to redesign the system to put the needs of the patient front and centre”.

Ms Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health & Older People today (20 July 2012) published the Report of the Value for Money and Policy Review of the Disability Services Programme.

Ms Kathleen Lynch, T.D., Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, with the Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny T.D. and the Tánaiste, Mr Eamon Gilmore T.D.launched the National Carers’ Strategy on Thursday 19th July.

In an article in today's Health Supplement, Professor Orla Hardiman, Consultant Neurologist and world leading researcher into motor neurone disease praised the role of the NAI as a "pivotal force for improving neurological care services in Ireland".

Carers’ wellbeing, confidence and health are at the heart of the new National Carers Strategy. For carers in Ireland, this means recognition and acknowledgement of their role as key care partners.

For a number of years we have mentioned the possibility of a new drug called Alemtuzumab being a potential new treatment for people with MS. On 12 June 2012 the makers, Genzyme, announced that the company has made an official application to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in the US and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

The wonderful people over at shift.ms have created this fantastic video – watch here.

The Neurological Alliance of Ireland, the umbrella group for neurological charities, have launched an online survey to ask people with neurological conditions about their access to rehabilitation services