Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 68:

In page 14, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“15. The Executive shall, for the purpose of monitoring and collecting data on the performance of medical clinical procedures, collect information on the functioning of Chapters 1 and 2 of this Act in accordance with standard Hospital In-Patient Enquiry procedures recognised by the World Health Organisation and in use by the HSE.”.

The purpose of the amendment is to standardise the collection of data on the basis of the hospital in-patient enquiry, HIPE, scheme. This is the current system and the standard in collecting and monitoring information at hospital level by individual hospitals and the HSE. It is the accepted form of data collection and recognised by the World Health Organization. It covers all of the information we want to have in respect of the Bill. It is already in operation and staff are familiar with it. It is recognised as best international practice. The system is working well and should be used in the collection of data under the Bill.