Mr. Michael Fitzgerald:

I commissioned the look-back review and agreed on the terms of reference that we followed in the look-back review process. Dr. Maskey was an independent consultant. We had put out the ask to see whether someone would support the process and he undertook it. We had some discussions with him with regard to how we would undertake the review. It is significant work. It is necessary, of course, but it is a huge undertaking to start from scratch in order to review the files over a wide range of years. Logistics, clinical and senior management were required to undertake it in a appropriate way.

We were led and guided by Dr. Maskey on the look-back review process as to how we would undertake it. We chose people who had clinical expertise in order to be able to identify the issues that would be of concern with regard to the file review that was undertaken. Behind that was an infrastructure of administrative and senior management in order to ensure that it was undertaken in a timely and appropriate manner and done in the context of data protection, etc.