Colm Henry
{{Short description|Chief clinical officer of the Health Service Executive, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Irish English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Colm Henry
| office1 = Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive
| term_start1 = April 2018
| birth_name = Colm Henry
| birth_place = Cavan, Ireland
| nationality = Irish
| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/igs-67th-annual-scientific-meeting-sept-2019/67th-igs-annual-scientific-meeting-2019-2|title=67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019 - Satellite Sponsored Symposium|website=www.irishgerontology.com|date=September 2019|accessdate=3 January 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ie.linkedin.com/in/colm-henry-584341182|title=Colm Henry - LinkedIn|website=ie.linkedin.com|accessdate=3 January 2021|via=LinkedIn}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ie.linkedin.com/in/colm-henry-a6a38b14|title=Colm Henry - Clinical Director and Consultant Geriatrician at Mercy University Hospital Cork - LinkedIn|website=ie.linkedin.com|accessdate=3 January 2021|via=LinkedIn}} He joined the Health Service Executive (HSE) and became National Lead for the Clinical Director Programme in 2012. From 2014 to 2018, Henry served as National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals.{{cite web|url=http://emnow.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Speaker-Bios.pdf|title=National Emergency Medicine Conference Speaker Bios|website=emnow.ie|accessdate=3 January 2021}} In April 2018, Henry took up the position of Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE).{{cite web|url=https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/|title=HSE Organisational Structure|website=hse.ie|publisher=Health Service Executive|accessdate=3 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/stark-warning-about-rise-in-cases-from-hse-chief-clinical-officer/|title=Stark warning about rise in cases from HSE Chief Clinical Officer|publisher=Live 95|website=live95fm.ie|date=3 January 2021|accessdate=3 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40081484.html|title=More options at Christmas if Covid cases keep falling, says HSE's chief clinical officer|publisher=Irish Examiner|first=Vivienne|last=Clarke|date=13 November 2020|accessdate=3 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/LouthLeaderPartnership/posts/2865812030152076|title=A message from Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer with the HSE.|website=facebook.com|date=21 March 2020|accessdate=3 January 2021|via=Facebook}}
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