Expand+Application Deadline: September 2022.

By Email (preferred method)
Please download and complete the application form on www.ipa.ie and email it, along with the items listed below, to undergrad@ipa.ie

By Post
Alternatively, you can complete...

Hide-Application Deadline: September 2022.

By Email (preferred method)
Please download and complete the application form on www.ipa.ie and email it, along with the items listed below, to undergrad@ipa.ie

By Post
Alternatively, you can complete the application form at the end of this prospectus and, including the items listed below, return it by post.

What to Provide (email or post)

Applicants must provide:
• Their full name (this is the name that will appear on any future award parchments).
• A passport-type photograph.
• A photocopy of their passport, birth certificate or driving licence.
• A photocopy of their Leaving Certificate or relevant qualification (only if you are under 21).
• The fee for the programme or confirmation, including a PO number, that fees will be paid by an employer (please contact the Undergraduate Office).

Applications Cannot Be Processed Unless All Relevant Documentation is Included.

Expand+The Programme
This programme has been designed as a development of and a follow-up to the Certificate in Health Services. Students must have successfully completed the Certificate programme before gaining entry onto this Diploma. The Diploma is des...

Hide-The Programme
This programme has been designed as a development of and a follow-up to the Certificate in Health Services. Students must have successfully completed the Certificate programme before gaining entry onto this Diploma. The Diploma is designed to amplify and build on the foundation coverage of health services and policy provided in the Certificate programme. The course is intended to constitute an important step in the career development path of healthcare staff who are working in the context of the current reform process in the Irish health services.

Is this Programme for You?
This Diploma is ideally suited to:
• Staff of all disciplines who have successfully completed the Institute’s Certificate in Health Services

• Those who wish to develop their understanding of health care policy and of the links between policy and practice

• Those who wish to pursue further an academic pathway in the study of healthcare management.

Delivery
The programme is delivered through a blend of scheduled webinars/seminars and online resources. Students receive comprehensive course material and reading lists for all modules.

Expand+The programme is delivered through three core blocks that deepen students’ understanding of health policy within the Irish health system.

Introduction to Health Policy:
Students are introduced to frameworks for exploring and analysing health ...

Hide-The programme is delivered through three core blocks that deepen students’ understanding of health policy within the Irish health system.

Introduction to Health Policy:
Students are introduced to frameworks for exploring and analysing health policy. Key health policy priorities within the Irish health system are explored.

Governance, Funding and Quality in the Irish Health System:
Students examine broad system issues such as the increasing focus on governance and accountability, trends in funding and spending over recent decades, and drivers and polices relating to quality within the Irish health system.

Case Studies:
Students use case studies on current key issues to explore challenges with developing, implementing and evaluating health policy.