Our vision is to be an independent not-for-profit health foundation that seeks to advance healthcare in a way that is:
- centred upon the dignity of every human being
- treats mind, body and spirit holistically, and
- provides equal access to healthcare based upon the basis of need.
We will be loyal to our vision and to our objectives.
In so doing, we will specifically welcome participation in our activities by persons of any denomination or none who share our fundamental principles.
Our fundamental principles shall be:
- Equal access to equal quality health care for all persons with particular attention to the deprived and dispossessed.
- Support for minorities and the dispossessed.
- Respect for the dignity of the individual by treating and caring for them as they wish.
- Support of the right of all to all information relevant to health without pre-conditions.
- Independence in opinion and action, including but not confined to the fields of ethics and genetics.
- Public and patient involvement in healthcare, thus supporting the voluntary principle of active citizenship in promoting the common good.
- Evidence-based healthcare provision.
- The promotion of excellence in education and research.
- Engagement with our local community.
A Voluntary Foundation committed to supporting education, policy and research to advance and promote equitable health & healthcare in Ireland, with a particular focus on Tallaght University Hospital and the community it serve.”
OUR VISION
- equal access to quality healthcare for all.
- Respect for the patient's dignity, and their right to self-determination over their healthcare.
- Independent in opinion and action of the Foundation and Medical Practitioners, including but not confined to the fields of ethics and genetics.
- Support public and patient involvement in health and well-being.
- Support Tallaght University Hospital, as a voluntary hospital, and the community it serves.
- Evidence-based healthcare provision.
- The promotion of excellence in healthcare education and research.