John Sweeney joins judging panel for Private Healthcare Awards 2026

John Sweeney, CEO of Health Care Informed and MAPS Digital Solutions, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing over 30 years of experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, governance, regulation, and digital transformation. The Private Healthcare Awards 2026 gala takes place on 2 October 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, with entries open until 3 July 2026.

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Karen Charnley joins judging panel for Private Healthcare Awards 2026

Karen Charnley, CEO of the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing senior leadership experience spanning healthcare, housing, economic development, and offender management to the evaluation process. As head of an organisation coordinating 27 member institutions across the island of Ireland, Charnley contributes a commanding understanding of integrated care delivery, palliative care policy, and patient-centred outcomes to the awards programme.

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McCarthy Insurance Group and Irish Life Health shortlisted for Best Collaboration Project at Private Healthcare Awards 2025

In a rewind to the Private Healthcare Awards 2025, McCarthy Insurance Group and Irish Life Health were shortlisted for the Best Collaboration Project category, recognised for a provider-insurer partnership built around ensuring joint members received appropriate and comprehensive healthcare coverage through close and deliberate collaboration. As the Private Healthcare Awards 2026 draws closer, the partnership's demonstration that genuine alignment between insurer and provider produces better outcomes for members sets a meaningful benchmark for the collaborations now entering the next awards cycle.

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Private Healthcare Awards 2026

October 2nd, 2026

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry

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