Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
382. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings the independent review group chaired by a person (details supplied) tasked to examine the separation of private practice in public hospitals which have been held to date; when it will produce a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31396/18]
View answerArising from a recommendation in Sláintecare, I established an Independent Review Group (IRG) to examine private practice in public acute hospitals. The IRG has been tasked with making recommendations about the practical approaches that can be taken to remove private practice from public hospitals, the impacts that this removal will have, what timeframe might apply and how to phase recommendations over time and, in particular, to identify any adverse and unintended consequences that may arise. The Group is conducting an independent evaluation of these matters and I have asked them to report to me by September 2018.
