Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2004
264 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding completion of the report of the review panel to conduct an independent review of the events surrounding the tragic death of a person (details supplied) on 1 July 2003, having been sent home by Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin due to a shortage of nurses for the intensive care unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23762/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 23 July 2003, my predecessor, Deputy Martin, announced that he had convened a review panel to conduct an independent review of the events surrounding the tragic death of the person concerned. The members of the panel are Mr. David Hanly, management consultant, Ms Kay O'Sullivan, director of nursing at Cork University Hospital and Dr. Shakeel A Qureshi, paediatric cardiologist at Guy's and Thomas's Hospital, London.
The terms of reference of the panel are to consider the report of the ERHA in relation to the events of 30 June 2003 at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin and to make such further inquiries and conduct such interviews as the panel considers necessary; address the questions raised by the family; examine protocols and procedures relevant to this incident having regard to prevailing standards of best practice, and to examine their application in this case; and report to the Minister and make such recommendations as it sees fit.
Following the review, both reports will be made available. My Department understands that the work of the review panel is at an advanced stage.
