Colm Henry

Colm Henry
Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2018
Personal details
Born	Colm Henry Cavan, Ireland
Alma mater	University College Dublin and National University of Ireland, Galway

Colm Henry is an Irish consultant geriatrician and Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE) since April 2018. He previously served as National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals from 2014 to 2018, National Lead for the Clinical Director Programme from 2012 to 2014 and Clinical Director of the Mercy University Hospital, Cork from 2009 to 2012.[1]

Medical career

Henry attended University College Dublin, where he received a MB BCh, and the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Irish language.[2]

In 2002, he was appointed Consultant Geriatrician in the Mercy University Hospital in Cork. Henry served as Clinical Director in the same hospital from 2009 to 2012.[3] He joined the Health Service Executive (HSE) and became National Lead for the Clinical Director Programme in 2012.[1] From 2014 to 2018, Henry served as National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals.[4] In April 2018, Henry took up the position of Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE).[5][6][7][8]

References

1. "67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019 - Satellite Sponsored Symposium". www.irishgerontology.com. September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. "Colm Henry - LinkedIn". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via LinkedIn.
3. "Colm Henry - Clinical Director and Consultant Geriatrician at Mercy University Hospital Cork - LinkedIn". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via LinkedIn.
4. "National Emergency Medicine Conference Speaker Bios" (PDF). emnow.ie. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
5. "HSE Organisational Structure". hse.ie. Health Service Executive. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
6. "Stark warning about rise in cases from HSE Chief Clinical Officer". live95fm.ie. Live 95. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
7. Clarke, Vivienne (13 November 2020). "More options at Christmas if Covid cases keep falling, says HSE's chief clinical officer". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
8. "A message from Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer with the HSE". facebook.com. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via Facebook.