| Field |
Content |
| Division: |
Eligibility and Public Health |
| Unit: |
Patient Safety and Quality |
| Head: |
Luke Mulligan |
| Functions: |
- Support the commencement and implementation of the Health Act 2007 and work with units in the Department to develop HiQA in line with policy
- Provide support for the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
- Monitor the Health Service Executive's response to healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) including MRSA
- Work with the State Claims Agency and the HSE on issues arising out of claims relating to HCAIs under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme
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| Primary Legislation: |
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| Bodies under aegis of DoHC: |
Health Information and Quality Authority (HiQA) |
| Key Publications: |
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| Working Groups: |
- Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
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| Record Classes: |
Administrative - Non Personal |
| Information Routinely Published: |
Minutes of Commission meetings are published on its website (http://www.cpsqa.ie) |
| Significant Systems: |
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| Personal Information Holdings: |
Relating to claims under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme |
| Purpose: |
N/A |
| Disclosees: |
N/A |
| Notes: including info an admin access practice, Ebriefs etc.: |
N/A |
