Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health
Mr. Damien McCallion:
A centrally developed system has been rolled out but some hospitals already have systems that work. If a hospital has a functioning system, we do not try to impose on that. We do not necessarily need to see that changed. The key thing for us is not that the system allows us access, but that a decision is made by the hospital in respect of the risk it is dealing with, whether we need to be aware of it or not. There are very clear processes around all of that, including if there is a safety incident or risks that hospitals can manage themselves.