NO ISSUE has inflamed public opinion in the last decade than the condition of Irish health services. As the economic crisis bites deeper, and threats of funding cuts to health services are realised, health issues get a daily grilling that often contains more heat than light.
Journalist Sara Burke was motivated by frustration with the absence of health analysis in the public domain, and the inequality at the core of the Irish health system to publish a new book in which she provides a comprehensive view of the Irish health services.
In Irish Apartheid, Healthcare Inequality in Ireland, Sara debunks the ‘black-hole’ myth of spending, and highlights the State’s failure to provide comprehensive public health services. She explores the HSE and its two-tier system and exposes the silent privatisation of key aspects of public healthcare delivery.
Sara said the book is written ‘with the hope that if people know how unequal and unfair our health system is, they may be motivated to change it’. The book will be of interest to a wide readership, particularly among people working in the health sector as well as trade unions and policymakers.
If you are interested in buying copies, please contact Roisin Nolan on rnolan@impact.ie.
