2025

As part of our Transforming Healthcare – The People Behind the Progress series, this article by Julie Bellew reflects on nearly three decades of dedicated service in digital health. Julie recounts her early work in ICT across the North East, her leadership in rolling out NIMIS, and her role in driving forward national Telehealth initiatives — including the successful introduction of Virtual Wards and the upcoming Telehealth Centre of Excellence. This reflection highlights how inclusive, clinically led digital care models are improving patient outcomes, supporting staff, and shaping the future of healthcare delivery in Ireland.

HSE Mid-West, has become the first region in Ireland to complete the implementation of the Maternal and Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS) EHR with all specialties; maternity, neonatology as well as gynaecology.

Thursday 14th August marked the final day of Community Connect’s Regional Engagement workshops.

As part of the Transforming Healthcare – People Behind the Progress interview series, I recently sat down with Joyce Shaw from HSE Technology and Transformation to discuss my role, the ambitions behind the Digital for Care 2030 Strategy, and Ireland’s evolving place in European digital health.

A 2-way SMS system integrated with Integrated Patient Management System (IPMS) has significantly enhanced communication between hospitals and patients.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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