Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
774. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases taken against the HSE/letters of claims issued, regarding or alleging the misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [33891/23]
View answerThe State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information below has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria.
The information contained in this report has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of 30/06/2023.
Criteria used
Claims received between 01/01/2013 to 30/06/2023.
Cervical Cancer NSS claims received between 2013 & 2023 YTD
|
Claim Received Year |
Number of Claims |
|
2013 |
0 |
|
2014 |
1 |
|
2015 |
0 |
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2017 |
1 |
|
2018 |
86 |
|
2019 |
52 |
|
2020 |
95 |
|
2021 |
103 |
|
2022 |
39 |
|
2023 YTD |
6 |
|
Total |
385 |
Table 1: Claims received between 01/01/2013 & 30/06/2023
79 of the 385 cervical claims received are associated psychological claims brought by family members
Definitions:
National Incident Management System (NIMS):
Incidents (which include claims) are reported using the “National Incident Management System”, hosted by the State Claims Agency (SCA). An incident can be a harmful Incident (Adverse Event), no harm incident, near miss, dangerous occurrence (reportable circumstance) or complaint.
Claim:
A claim refers to notification of intention to seek compensation for personal injury and/or property damage where it is alleged the State was negligent. The application may be in the form of a letter of claim, an InjuriesBoard.ie application, or a written/oral request.
Claim Received Year:
Official date that the claim was received on NIMS.
