Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health
9:00 am
Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Is there a danger that mandatory open disclosure will lead to an increase in defensive medicine and, consequently, an increase in costs to the health service? Is there a danger that patients may be over-investigated or over-treated to ensure that absolutely nothing is missed because the fear of not doing so may leave one open to litigation or to being found to be acting irresponsibly?
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