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2023 Chief Academic Officer Annual Report now published
Read about the work of the CAO Group during 2023 and their key priorities for 2024-2025.
Head of College, Prof Helen Whelton, is Chair of the National Chief Academic Officer (CAO) Group, and CAO to the SSWHG since 2017.
The CAO Group believe Sláintecare must be underpinned by an Academic Health Science System (AHSS), fostering optimal outcomes for patients and staff through strategic partnerships between academia and health.
This healthcare system must integrate quality care seamlessly with Education, Training, Research and Innovation. At its core, an AHSS is a fully coordinated partnership between a university and a healthcare system resulting in better patient care and outcomes.
The HSE move to the Health Region structure and implementation of Slaintecare was planned in 2023, with the changes coming into effect in 2024. This planning phase formed the backdrop to the Chief Academic Officers work in 2023 and early 2024.
In the 2023 Chief Academic Officer Annual Report available HERE, read about the work of the CAO Group over the past year, key priorities of the group for 2024-2025, and progress and developments in the areas of Education and Training of Healthcare Workers and Research and Innovation within the Healthcare sector.
For more on this story contact:
Anna Toner, Manager, Academic Health Sciences ahs@ucc.ie