Dáil debates
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
12:40 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source
Aontú research has revealed that hospital mistakes have risen to 107,000 a year. Each instance represents damage done to a patient or a person suffering from ill health. There has also been a significant rise in extreme incidents, such as death or permanent incapacity, to 579 annually. This is happening because of a lack of accountability and resources. At the same time, the accident and emergency department in Navan hospital is threatened with closure by the HSE. I spoke to medical professionals in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, RCSI, Hospitals Group, and they told me that the closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan hospital would be a travesty for patients in our region. Patients in County Meath would be forced from our hospital into a hospital group which has seen the highest level of adverse incidents in the country. If the Government proceeds to close the accident and emergency department in Navan hospital, it will have a fight on its hands, the likes of which it has never seen before. Tens of thousands of people will be on the streets and a Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael Deputy in County Meath will be a thing of the past.
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