2025

One Year On: Reflections and Priorities from Damien McCallion, Chief Technology & Transformation Officer

This summer marks one year since I stepped into the role of Chief Technology and Transformation Officer (CTTO) for the Health Service Executive. It’s been a year of enormous momentum, strong collaboration, and real delivery across the health service.

How AI is Changing Patient Care: A Conversation with Professor Peter MacMahon

In the latest episode of Transforming Healthcare – The People Behind the Progress, we sit down with Professor Peter MacMahon, Consultant Radiologist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Clinical Professor at University College Dublin, to explore the real-world impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice.

Strengthening Cyber Resilience in Healthcare: HSE CISO addresses DkIT Conference

Neal Mullen, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the HSE, delivered a keynote at the Cybersecurity for Healthcare Conference hosted by Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)

Transforming Laboratory Services: MedLIS - improving clinical care and reducing testing times for patients

To build on this essential work, the HSE is rolling out MedLIS, a new national laboratory information system that will standardise and streamline how patient tests are managed throughout Ireland.

Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: Announcing the HSE Framework for Health Innovation

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is proud to announce the impending delivery of the first Framework for Health Innovation.

National Policy on Patient Identity Standards for IHI Matching officially published on HSE Repository.

The publication of HSE’s National Policy for Individual Health Identifier (IHI) Data Standards marks a significant milestone in support of the Digital for Care 2030 strategy.

HSE Technology and Transformation Interns Looking Back to the Future

Starting my internship with the HSE’s Technology and Transformation Department in February 2025 marked a major transition from academic life to the professional world.

National Clinical Surveillance Infection Control System (NCSI) National Project Enhances Patient Safety Through Infection Surveillance System

Since 2021 HSE Acute and Community services, Technology and Transformation and AMRIC have been working together to introduce a National Clinical Surveillance IT System for Infection and Prevention Control (IPC).

Cyber Resilience in Action: Building a Connected, Capable, and Committed Healthcare Cybersecurity Community.

HSE CISO Office and voluntary hospitals representatives convened at the Richmond Education and Event Centre for the second Cybersecurity Community of Practice (CoP) event.

Designed Together, Delivered Together - The Collaborative Power Behind the HSE Health App

The HSE Health App recently won “IT Project of the Year - Public Sector” at the recent Tech Excellence Awards. Co-designed with patients, staff, and advocacy groups, the HSE Health App was developed as a HSE project in partnership between the HSE and partner collaborators.