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The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
14th EPSO Conference, Utrecht,12 October 2012
Glenn Houston, Chief Executive
Malachy Finnegan, Communications Manager
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News and Media Attention for Supervisory Organisations
What can we learn from the Northern Ireland case of RQIA’s Independent Review of Incidents of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Neonatal Units in Northern Ireland?
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RQIA Review Programme
• Planned review programme
• Commissioned reviews
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Why was the Review Commissioned?
Outbreaks of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in two hospitals, resulting in four infant deaths from December 2011 to January 2012
To address significant public and political concern
To identify regional/national) learning to minimise the recurrence of such an outbreak
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Timetable
19 January: Initial news coverage of infant deaths as a result of Pseudomonas
30 January: Review commissioned by Health Minister
30 March: Interim Report presented to Minister
4 April: Interim Report published and presented to NI Assembly
30 May: Final Report presented to Minister
31 May: Final Report published and presented to NI Assembly
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Initial Media Coverage: January 2012
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Further Coverage: January 2012
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Announcement of Review: January 2012
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Independent Review Team
Expert Reviewers– Former CE of Health Protection
Agency– Consultant Microbiologist– Consultant Neonatologist– Bacteriology Consultant– Neonatal Nurse– Medical Engineer– Lay reviewers from neonatal
death charities
External to Northern Ireland
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Media and Public Affairs Strategy
Key Aims/Principles•openness, honesty, integrity•getting accurate information into the public domain as quickly as possible to allow immediate actions to be taken•making the review team and RQIA visible
Rationale•based on knowledge of local media and politicians, and expectations of NI population
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Publication of Interim Report: April 2012
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Publication of Interim Report: April 2012
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Response from Department of Health
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Publication of Final Report: May 2012
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Health Minister’s Response
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Learning• Managing expectations through clear communication• Importance of a strong review team• Speedy publication of reports/recommendations
demonstrated RQIA’s responsiveness – emphasised RQIA’s transparency– helped Minister’s confidence in RQIA and the reports findings– positive engagement with Health Committee – largely constructive media coverage …
• However…– the Terms of Reference not always understood/accepted by
external stakeholders (particularly families) – Other agendas at work – legal cases etc.
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Questions and Answers
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Further Information
Interim Report, March 2012http://www.rqia.org.uk/cms_resources/RQIA%20Independent%20Review%20of%20Pseudomonas%20Interim%20Report.pdf
Final Report, May 2012http://www.rqia.org.uk/cms_resources/Pseudomonas%20Review%20Phase%20II%20Final%20Report.pdf