Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of monthly hospital safety statements; and the hospitals that provide them, in tabular form. [53620/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

These Reports are an important step in the enhancement of patient safety and quality which is of paramount importance to both the Department of Health and the HSE. The publication of these reports were key recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer's report: HSE Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise Perinatal Deaths (2006-date), 24 February 2014 and of the HIQA Report of the Investigation into the Safety, Quality and Standards of Services Provided by the HSE to patients in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, 8 May 2015.

The HSE undertook as part of the 2017 Service Plan that all publicly funded hospitals would actively engage in the reporting of monthly Hospital Patient Safety Indicator Reports. The Department will continue to engage with the Executive on the regular reporting and assessment of these statements.