About HPSC
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland's specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.
HPSC is part of the Health Service Executive and works in partnership with health service providers and sister organisations in Ireland and around the world, to provide the best possible information for the control and prevention of infectious diseases. HPSC strives to protect and improve the health of the Irish population by providing timely information and independent advice, and by carrying out disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation and related research and training.
Our Mission Statement
To improve the health of the Irish population by provision of the best possible information on disease including infectious diseases through surveillance and independent advice, epidemiological investigation, research and training.
Functions of HPSC
The HPSC has six main areas of responsibility:
- Surveillance of some of the major communicable diseases, communicating information to those who need to know
- Operational support - providing expert advice to, and responding to requests for support from, departments of public health or hospitals
- Training for professionals working in communicable disease control
- Research - identifying and developing best practice in communicable diseases
- Policy advice - providing advice to government departments and appropriate agencies in relation to the development of standards, guidelines and practices, and promoting the adoption of best practice by different agencies
- Public information - providing information on infectious diseases to the public and the media
HPSC Staff
Director
National Clinical Lead for Health Protection Surveillance
Supported by HPSC Multidisciplinary Teams including Epidemiology, Nursing, Programme Management, Administration, Communications, HR and Finance Partners
To contact a member of staff, email info@hpsc.ie
Director’s Office
Ms Jackie Fitzgerald, Business Operations Manager
Principal Epidemiologists
Dr Michael Carton, Principal Epidemiologist
Ms Louise Cullen, Principal Epidemiologist
Dr Lisa Domegan, Principal Epidemiologist
Dr Phil Downes, Principal Epidemiologist
Dr Patricia Garvey, Principal Epidemiologist
Specialists in Public Health Medicine
Dr Joan O’Donnell, Specialist in Public Health Medicine
Dr Eve Robinson, Specialist in Public Health Medicine
Consultant Microbiologist
Dr Susanna Frost, Consultant Microbiologist
Surveillance Information Systems Unit
Ms Jennifer Doyle, General Manager – Surveillance Information Systems
Information Architecture and Governance
Mr Steve Shawyer,
Information Security Manager
Mr Scott Griffin, IT Manager
Business Unit
Ms Aoibheann O’Malley, Operations Officer
hr@hpsc.ie
hpsc.finance@hpsc.ie
Communications
Ms Kirsty MacKenzie, Communications Manager
communicationshpsc@hpsc.ie
Last updated: 26 July 2024
Current Vacancies within HPSC
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases. HPSC is part of the Health Service Executive. The aim of HPSC is to improve the health of the Irish population by collating interpreting, and disseminating data in order to provide the best possible information on infectious disease. This is achieved through surveillance and independent advice, epidemiological investigation, research and training.
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Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.