Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The Health Service Executive established a review group in May 2009 to review reports issued pursuant to the deaths of children in the care of the State since 2000. Its terms of reference were to identify key themes and issues common to the reports. Its recommendations included that a review template be developed to ensure reviews follow a standardised format and that a case review panel be established. The working group was established by the HSE to develop the child death and significant case review protocol. In our implementation plan we recommended that the Health Information and Quality Authority develop guidance - which it has almost completed - for the HSE in respect of the review of serious incidents. Such reviews will be reported to HIQA, the Department of Health and Children and the youth justice service.

See this speech in context