The Department of Health (DoH), HIQA and the HSE have adopted a partnership approach to developing a model and methodology for the implementation of a proposed new National Patient Experience Survey Programme from next year.
The IMO has warned that the risk of healthcare professionals losing confidence in the administration of Individual Health Identifiers (IHIs) has been overlooked in the draft Privacy Impact Assessment for the scheme.
Publishing monthly statistics on safety and performance in maternity units could risk patient confidentiality and lead to monthly media scandals, according to the Master of the National Maternity Hospital.
Medical procedures should be recorded to improve quality and accountability, two US experts writing in The BMJ have urged.
The Inspectorate of Mental Health Services has raised concerns about the privacy afforded to patients in St Michael’s Psychiatric Unit in the Mercy Hospital in Cork following a recent inspection, which revealed that one patient was left naked in their room but visible to others.
By Lloyd Mudiwa.
Irish Medical Times Medical News for Healthcare Professionals