Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 March 2023

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021

9:30 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to the way in which it is handled. Six hospitals account for 59% of the outstanding liability and 56% of the damages in regard to cerebral palsy. Essentially, what we all want to achieve is that we reduce the liability by reducing the incidents. How are hospitals held to account? Of those six hospitals, for example, it could be that one has a very high or much higher incidence. It could be that one particular consultant has a higher incidence among the patients he or she is looking after. How do we get to the point where we get the accountability needed to change a situation so that we get best outcomes? How can that be done without actually seeing information provided on that individual hospital level?

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