Health Information and Quality Authority publishes Terms of Reference for Quality Review of Symptomatic Breast Disease Services
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published terms of reference for its Quality Review of Symptomatic Breast Disease Services.
Advisory Group Terms of Reference
The Health Information & Quality Authority has convened an advisory group to support the review process for Symptomatic Breast Disease Services. The membership of the group is based on the original expert group that developed the National Quality Assurance Standards for Symptomatic Breast Disease. It will advise the Health Information and Quality Authority in all aspects of the review process. This will include:
- Design of the self assessment tool including question construction; and identifying priority and key risk areas within the standards;
- Selecting the most effective delivery mechanisms for the self-assessment process;
- The interpretation of findings;
- Selection of sites for follow-up;
- On-site assessment design; and
- Key messages for national reports
The Authority will be ultimately responsible for the design, delivery and interpretation of assessments and any reports that arise from them. The Members of the Breast Services Quality Review Advisory Group are:
Prof. Niall O’Higgins | Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University College Dublin |
Dr. Harry Comber | Director, National Cancer Registry |
Prof. Paul Redmond | Consultant Surgeon, CUH & Head of Surgery, UCC |
Mr. James Geraghty | Consultant Surgeon, AMNCH |
Dr. Ann O’Doherty | Consultant Radiologist, St. Vincent’s University Hospital and Clinical Director of BreastCheck, Merrion Unit |
Dr. Patricia Fitzsimons | Consultant Radiologist, Sligo General Hospital |
Dr. Cecily Quinn | Consultant Histopathologist, St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
Dr. Paul Donnellan | Consultant Medical Oncologist, UCHG |
Dr. Clare Faul | Consultant Radiation Oncologist, St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin |
Dr. John Kennedy | Consultant Medical Oncologist, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin |
Ms. Terry Hannan | AMNCH |
Ms. Deirdre O’Connell | Europa Donna Ireland |
Mr. John McCormack | Irish Cancer Society |
Mr. Malcolm Kell | Consultant Surgeon, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin |
Ends.