Strategic Plan

Delivering for patients through collaborative health product regulation

Our Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 sets out our ambition for the next five years to deliver better outcomes for people and animals through value-driven regulation and partnerships. The Strategic Plan contains five goals, which are outlined on this page. For more information, please download the Strategic Plan.

 

Strategic goal 1: Health system partnerships

Strengthening our collaborations across all areas of the health system

Strategic objectives

  • Address current and emerging public health challenges and priorities
  • Enhance the role of the HPRA as a partner and contributor within the health system
  • Enhance national systems to better regulate animal health products and scientific animal use

 

Strategic goal 2: Progressive regulation

Increasing our use of proportionate and adaptive approaches for better patient outcomes

Strategic objectives

  • Maximise the opportunity presented by new legislation to enhance regulation of health products
  • Strengthen use of risk based approaches to regulation
  • Respond to the globalised industry and markets

 

Strategic goal 3: Communication and engagement

Improving our models of engagement to strengthen public trust and confidence

Strategic objectives

  • Engage with stakeholders to drive improvements in regulatory activities 
  • Strengthen trust in the regulatory system through greater transparency and clarity
  • Further develop information resources and communication platforms

 

Strategic goal 4: Enabling innovation

Enhancing our supports for innovation from discovery through to regulatory approval

Strategic objectives

  • Promote an agile approach to appropriate regulation of innovations
  • Contribute to Irish research through outreach and engagement
  • Prioritise areas of innovation for organisational development

 

Strategic goal 5: Great people, great processes

Developing our organisation and people to successfully achieve our goals

Strategic objectives

  • Develop and empower our people to achieve and succeed
  • Improve organisation effectiveness through extended and enhanced use of digital technologies
  • Create better ways of working for the organisation, its stakeholders and the environment
  • Ensure financial stability and capacity to meet the future needs of the organisation