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:

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