All health care systems have patient safety issues, even the best. It is not so much that these problems exist which is of concern but how they are dealt with when they are identified.
Like all health care systems, the GHA has its problems, but it is committed to identifying and addressing them, says the GHA.
The GHA in 2018 committed to transform itself into an organisation that provides safe, high quality, cost-effective and compassionate care. That programme has been unfortunately interrupted due to Covid when resources had to be focussed on mitigating the impact of Covid.
When the Chief Minister received the strategy from Professor Burke, he committed to using it as the basis of a transformation strategy for the GHA going forward.
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