Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2017
291. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if all maternity units are complying with the obligation to publish a monthly maternity patient safety statement; if not, the hospitals which have never submitted a monthly maternity patient safety statement; and the hospitals which failed to publish a monthly maternity patient safety statement in each of the months December 2015 to date in 2017. [50816/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince March 2016, Maternity Patient Safety Statements have been published on a monthly basis by maternity hospitals/units. These statements represent a key building block to provide assurance regarding the safety of our maternity services.
The National Women & Infants Health Programme has been established to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services, strengthening such services by bringing together work that is currently undertaken across primary, community and acute care. This work includes the oversight and monitoring of the safety statements. I have asked the Programme to reply to the Deputy directly concerning maternity hospitals/units' compliance with the relevant targets for publication of the statements.
