Health (Amendment) Bill 2014

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Health (Amendment) Bill 2014 would let the Health Information and Quality Authority act on unsolicited complaints or warnings about serious risks in health and care services. If a message raised concerns about safety, care quality or standards for services run by the HSE, a service provider, or a designated centre, HIQA could investigate where it believed someone’s health or welfare was in danger. It matters because it gives HIQA a clearer power to step in quickly when worrying information comes in, even if no formal complaint process has started.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Health Act 2007, to allow the Health Information and Quality Authority to investigate any unsolicited communication received by them which expresses concerns about the safety, quality of care and standards of the services being provided by the Executive, a service provider, the registered provider of a designated centre, or the person in charge of a designated centre if other than its registered provider to any resident or residents of designated centres.

Last updated 19 February 2020