Health (Hospitals Inspectorate) Bill 2006

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Would establish an independent hospitals inspectorate, separate from the Health Service Executive, to inspect every hospital annually and assess patient care, services, staffing, records and legal compliance. It could investigate particular hospitals or patients, demand information and records, publish reports to the Oireachtas, and recommend improvements or closures; obstructing inspectors or withholding information would be an offence.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the appointment by the Minister for Health and Children of a Hospital Inspectorate, to provide for the functions of the Inspectorate, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 19 September 2018