National Standards for the Conduct of Reviews of Patient Safety Incidents in Acute Services were launched by the Minister for Health at the National Patient Safety Office Conference in October.
This is the first set of standards that HIQA has jointly developed with the Mental Health Commission.
The Standards aim to promote a framework for best practice in the conduct of reviews of patient safety incidents and intend to set a standard for cohesive, person-centred reviews of such incidents.
The Standards are now available on both HIQA’s and the Mental Health Commission’s websites, along with a statement of outcomes of the public consultation and a background document outlining the evidence base for the Standards.