IHNAPA was set up to give a national voice to people who rely on artificial nutrition at home and in residential care, and to the families and carers who support them. Their care crosses acute hospitals, community services and the home, and too often no single part of the system sees the whole picture. Here is what we have done so far, and where we are focusing next. Advocacy for patients and families Advocated nationally for more than 100 patients receiving artificial nutrit

On Friday, 4 September 2026, IHNAPA's CEO and our Head of Governance and Compliance presented at the Irish Humanities Alliance Conference, Un/Silencing Healthcare: Voices, Power and Imagination, at SETU's College Street Campus in Waterford. Our paper, A System That Cannot See, looked at the patients whom Irish healthcare struggles to see: people living with long-term artificial nutrition whose care falls between hospital, community services and home. We explored how gaps in d