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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I propose that we deal with housekeeping matters in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: The purpose of the meeting is to review the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 with the national programme director for the national women and infants' health programme of the HSE, the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Kilian McGrane, national programme director; Ms Angela Dunne and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Thank you. I invite Dr. Peter Boylan to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Thank you very much, Dr. Boylan. Will Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha read the opening statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Thank you very much, Ms Leahy. We are now going to open the discussion to members and the first contributor is Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Kelleher. We are going to bank some questions. I will bring in three members and then we will go to the witnesses for their comments. The next speaker is Deputy Alan Kelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I will bring in Ms Angela Dunne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Other members referred to the availability of anomaly scanning. Perhaps Dr. Boylan might like to address that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Dr. Boylan will address some of the issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Thank you, Dr. Boylan. I will bring in other members and we can then come back to some points that might not have been covered. I will bring in Deputy Murphy O'Mahony, Senator Burke, Deputy Durkan and Deputy O'Connell and in that way I have included all the members. I call Deputy Murphy O'Mahony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I remind the witnesses to ensure their mobile phones are switched off, as a phone rang there. They interfere with the recording system. I ask the witnesses to ensure their phones are turned them off completely or to switch them to airplane mode. I am sure it was not the phone of any of the members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Members have asked a number of questions. Perhaps the delegates from the INMO might comment again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I call Ms Mary Leahy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: We will let Ms Leahy come in first and we will come back to that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I will allow Deputy Durkan a short question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: I have a few comments which I will address to each of the groups. In his opening statement Mr. McGrane mentioned the importance of audits. Is there a difficulty in collecting information across 19 maternity units to have proper information and engage in planning? Perhaps the models of specialist care, assisted care and supported care and how they differ might be outlined. It was also...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: What about the models of care?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: What about open disclosure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Is it practically applied?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026: Discussion (21 Feb 2018)
Michael Harty: Will Dr. Boylan address the issue of clinical governance?