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  UCD Covid Compared (UCD CoCo) – Displaying Restrictions across the Globe

  — April 27, 2021

  Robert Cazaciuc, University College Dublin1 Dr. Stephan Köppe, University College Dublin2 Key points

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  The Pandemic One Year on: Trends and Statistics Between Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland

  — March 10, 2021

  Valesca Lima, UCD Geary Institute Key Point Statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland show that

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  The impact of household energy poverty on the mental health of parents of young children

  — February 26, 2021

  Gretta Mohan, ESRI and Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin Journal of Public Health, 2021

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  Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality

  — November 25, 2020

  Key Point: Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years

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  Trends in Medical Workforce Supply and Retention

  — September 7, 2020

  Key Point: In 2019, Consultants and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors account for over 10,000 or 8% of

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  Trends in Smoking Prevalence and Tobacco Consumption

  — February 24, 2020

  Key Point: In recent decades Ireland has demonstrated a strong track record in tobacco control and the

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  Acute Hospital Service: Inputs, Outputs and Waiting Lists

  — February 5, 2020

  Key Point: Since 2015, total spending on acute hospital services has risen by €1.2billion or 27%, from

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  Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality

  — September 2, 2019

  Key Point: Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years

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  Inequality in Health Status: income, gender and educational attainment

  — August 12, 2019

  Key Point: When exploring the relationship between ‘self-perceived health’ and ‘income’ and ‘educational

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• General Medical Services Scheme: key trends in the volume and expenditure of medical cards

  — April 24, 2019

  Patrick Malone Key Point: The General Medical Service Scheme (GMS) provides Medical Cards (MCs) and General

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  Private Health Insurance in Ireland: Market Penetration and Lifetime Community Rating Reforms

  — March 11, 2019

  Key Point: In 2008 the Irish health insurance market was in a strong position with over half of the Irish

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