Dr Rosa McNamara has been appointed as HSE’s Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme (NCP) for Emergency Medicine.

Dr McNamara is a consultant in emergency medicine, working with the St Vincent’s University Hospital. She is Associate Clinical Professor at University College Dublin and Chair of the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group at the International Federation for Emergency Medicine.

The National Clinical Programme for Emergency Medicine, operated in partnership between the HSE and RCSI, is responsible for providing a framework for the delivery of appropriately prioritised high-quality emergency care to the patients who present to our emergency departments. These patients present with emergencies of all types encompassing a wide range of severity from the small number with immediately life-threatening conditions to those whose condition is found to be less serious after appropriate assessment. 

The National Clinical Programme for Emergency Medicine is within the portfolio of NCPs that are under the governance of Dr Mike O’Connor, the HSE’s National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acutes (NCAGL Acutes). The programme works collaboratively with several other HSE National Clinical Programmes, such as the National Clinical Programmes for Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Anaesthesia and Surgery. It also works with the HSE’s National Office for Trauma Services, hospitals, health regions, specialty and professional bodies, patient advocacy groups and all relevant stakeholders across the health system.

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