CUMH organs report delay
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire also pressed for publication of the Cork University Maternity Hospital report on retained organs. The Tánaiste called the situation unacceptable and said the HSE expected to publish internal audit reports by mid-July.
I also raise the issue Deputy Barry raised relating to the incineration of babies' organs without the consent of parents, causing enormous upset and trauma. The parents have been told numerous times that the report relating to Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH, would be published. It is simply not good enough that the date keeps being pushed back. Can we get an explanation for the delay? When might it be published?
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I acknowledge that this is an unacceptable situation. I really feel for the parents who in many ways have had insult added to injury by the fact that this report has not been published yet. The note in front of me advises that the HSE will publish a number of internal audit reports by mid-July. It will include those completed by the HSE internal audit office during the second quarter of 2022. One of these audits relates to compliance by hospitals with the Health Service Executive's standards and recommended practice for post-mortem examination services. From reading this, I am not sure if that is the same report. Let me follow up on that also.