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30/03/2015
Independent Panel To Lead Portiuncula Review Named
The nine people that will undertake an independent review of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital in Galway have been announced.
Dr James Walker, Professor of Obstetrics, will chair the body, which is completed by:
Rachel Conaty, assistant Director of Midwifery and Nursing at the National Maternity Hospital, from 2008-2015
Professor Sean Daly, former Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital
Professor Eugene Dempsey, consultant neonatologist Cork University Hospital
Dr Adrienne Foran, consultant neonatologist, Rotunda Hospital
Dr Paul Hughes, obstetrician and gynaecologist, Kerry
Dr Elaine Madden, head of midwifery and gynaecology, South Eastern Trust, Belfast
Breda Shiel Kerans, service user and member of the Maternity Services Steering Group
Cora McCaughan, head of the HSE's National Incident Management and Learning Team
The review is expected to begin within a few weeks and is expected to last approximately five months.
(MH/CD)
Dr James Walker, Professor of Obstetrics, will chair the body, which is completed by:
Rachel Conaty, assistant Director of Midwifery and Nursing at the National Maternity Hospital, from 2008-2015
Professor Sean Daly, former Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital
Professor Eugene Dempsey, consultant neonatologist Cork University Hospital
Dr Adrienne Foran, consultant neonatologist, Rotunda Hospital
Dr Paul Hughes, obstetrician and gynaecologist, Kerry
Dr Elaine Madden, head of midwifery and gynaecology, South Eastern Trust, Belfast
Breda Shiel Kerans, service user and member of the Maternity Services Steering Group
Cora McCaughan, head of the HSE's National Incident Management and Learning Team
The review is expected to begin within a few weeks and is expected to last approximately five months.
(MH/CD)
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