This is the report of a major conference
organised by the Federation of Irish Societies and the SHARE Project at the
King's Fund in November 1996, which brought together Irish community
organisations and purchasers and providers of health and social care services.
The purpose of the conference was to raise the profile of Irish needs, including
information needs, and to promote consideration of the ways in which access to
health and social care services by Irish people might be improved. The report
contains the proceedings of the conference, including contributions from the
British Co-Chair of the British-Irish Interparliamentary Body and from the Irish
Ambassador: in addition to an important policy statement delivered by the
Vice-Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality and a presentation from
Seeromanie Harding of ONS on the Health second generation Irish people in
England and Wales. Reports of workshops on mental health issues, alcohol and
drug misuse, older people, and health promotion highlight best practice and
contain a series of recommendations from the workshops directed both to health
care commissioners ands Irish agencies.
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