Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation

9:00 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the committee very much for accommodating me. I am attending another committee at the same time, so I have been in and out.

I have a few quick questions. With regard to disclosure, we know the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 is in place and that the patient safety Bill will come into place. Disclosure, including mandatory disclosure, is one of the biggest issues that arose relating to CervicalCheck. Following the Scally report, I understand the Minister wrote to the SCA on 12 September, noting with regard to open disclosure that the HSE and SCA guidelines should be revised as a matter of urgency. Will both the SCA and HSE confirm what actions have been taken to do that?

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