System of Health Accounts

Survey Name:

System of Health Accounts

Survey purpose:

The SHA contains common concepts, definitions, classifications and accounting rules to enable comparability over time and across countries. It provides a basis for uniform reporting by countries with a wide range of different models of organising their national health systems. The SHA also draws a commonly defined boundary around what is health care and distinguishes it from related social care services.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

All residents of the state

Sampling Frame:

Not Applicable

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2011-2025

Base Period:

Not Applicable

Sector Coverage:

Health care goods and services purchased within the economy abroad and by residents

Survey Size:

Not Applicable

Principal Variables:

Health care functions, health care financing schemes and health care providers

Principal External Users:

Department of Finance, HSE, Department of Health, National Accounts and other sections in the CSO; Other government departments and agencies; Eurostat ; economic analysts; researchers and academics;

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Economic Statistics

Contact Person:

Elaine O'Sullivan

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Contact email:

sha@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000