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    Exploring Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) Roles and Education in the Long Term Residential Care Sector In Ireland

    Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet

    Exploring Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) Roles and Education in the Long Term Residential Care Sector In Ireland

    1. Competition notice published

      22. mai kl. 07:1522. mai 2025 kl. 07:15

    2. Supplier selection

      14. juli kl. 00:0014. juli 2025 kl. 00:00

    3. Contract signed

      28. juli kl. 00:0028. juli 2025 kl. 00:00

    4. Result notice published

      6. mars kl. 10:326. mars 2026 kl. 10:32

    Brief

    Ireland: Tenders/Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet/Exploring Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) Roles and Education in the Long Term Residential Care Sector In Ireland

    Awarded

    The competition has ended and a winner has been selected.

    Brief

    Forskning og utdanning

    Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet has entered into an agreement with Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery RCSI to deliver research services in Ireland for a duration of 9 months, with a final contract value of 36,400 EUR. The project aims to explore the current roles, responsibilities, and educational levels of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) within Long Term Residential Care settings to inform the design of a career progression pathway for HCAs. Three bids were received for this contract.

    Result

    Winner
    Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery RCSI
    Number of bids
    3
    Contract value
    €36,400

    About the bid

      Building on previous work exploring career progression for home support workers, Leading Healthcare Providers (LHP) Skillnet has secured funding to investigate the current roles, responsibilities, and educational levels of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) within Long term residential care settings. LHP Skillnet seeks to partner with a research organisation to undertake this project. This project aims to provide robust data to inform the design of a career progression pathway for HCAs, addressing inconsistencies in role definitions and qualifications across the sector.

      Contact phone
      01 218 7698
      Contact email
      carmelkelly@lhpskillnet.ie
      Address
      2A Convent Road Dun Laoghaire, A96 W7C5 Dublin

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    Contracting authority
    Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet
    Title
    Exploring Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) Roles and Education in the Long Term Residential Care Sector In Ireland
    Type
    ResultPrequalification
    Main code
    73110000Research services
    Supplemental codes
    73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services73200000Research and development consultancy services
    Location
    Dublin
    Estimated value
    €36,190.00
    Duration
    9 months

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