Advocacy

CHI Advocacy Service

Children in Hospital Ireland has been involved during planning and development of services in the children's hospitals for four decades and is increasingly consulted by staff in children's units in hospitals throughout the country where renovation or redevelopment is taking place.

Our achievements during the life of the organisation have added in no small measure to the humanisation of the care of the hospitalised child. CHI concerns have been widely recognised by the Department of Health and Children, medical personnel and other voluntary groups. This recognition has been reflected in the inclusion of a number of significant recommendations in the National Children's Strategy and the National Health Strategy relating to the provision of health services to sick children.

The organisation provides a voice for all hospitalised children and their parents and participates in and contributes to a wide range of local consultative and national forums.

From this broad consultation, it is apparent there is an urgent need for the provision of guidelines and standards to facilitate the development of services and buildings. If you are concerned about enhancing the provision of healthcare for children and would like to join us, please contact the CHI office.

CHI Submissions:

• Submission from Children in Hospital Ireland to the Executive and Board of the National Paediatric Hospital, March 2009.

• The Twenty Eight Amendment to the Constitution - Submission from Children in Hospital Ireland to The Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children , January 2008.

• Submission to Department of Health and Children For Inclusion in Department's Statement of Strategy, 2008-2010.

• Health Service Reforms: the Implications for Children, Mary O'Connor, March 2006.

• Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on The Disability Bill 2004, November 2004.

• Submission from Children In Hospital Ireland to Establish the Health Information and Quality Authority incorporating the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services, 2001.