Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030

This Digital Health Framework for Ireland (2024-2030), sets out a clear ambition for the future. Such a future harnesses the power of data, digital technology and innovation, to widen access to health and social care services, provide improved affordable and equitable care, better patient safety and greater productivity. It presents a vision for how we will use data and digital technology to improve our population’s health and well-being, enabled by seamless, safe, secure, and connected digital health systems. Using data and digital, we see a future where our population, our patients and those who care for them ― are empowered and better informed about their care. This framework was developed through extensive consultation with key stakeholders across the health and social care system including patients, healthcare professionals and staff, industry, and innovator groups. The approach has been shaped by the challenges and demands the health service faces, feedback from patients and our workforce, research of other healthcare systems, global trends, and emerging opportunities. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has developed a corresponding implementation roadmap in parallel with this strategic framework.