Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health if Cork University Hospital accident and emergency department has been the subject of a Health Information and Quality Authority examination regarding patient safety; if so, the result; if it has not been examined, if it is intended that it will be in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The emergency department in Cork University Hospital has not, to date, been the subject of a patient safety examination by the Health Information and Quality Authority. The Authority has developed draft National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare which have been submitted to my department for approval. These national standards describe what a high quality, safe and reliable health service should be and can be implemented in all health care settings.

Once the national standards are approved, the Authority may monitor the compliance of service providers with these national standards, each service provider will be expected to demonstrate compliance with the standards.