HIQA Notifiable Incidents Reporting

Overview

Draft or update the process for reporting notifiable incidents to HIQA/Chief Inspector under the Patient Safety Act 2023.

Getting Started

Add your source materials to the project workspace, then activate the HIQA Notifiable Incidents Reporting skill. The agent will guide you through the process step by step.

Example conversation

You: We need a procedure and template for notifying HIQA of notifiable incidents under the Patient Safety Act 2023.

Agent: I’ll use the NSSBH reference and the Patient Safety Act. I’ll draft a procedure covering: definition of notifiable incidents; who decides and who reports; timeframe for notification; content of notification; recipient (HIQA or Chief Inspector); internal recording; and links to open disclosure and incident investigation. I’ll add a notification template with the required content.

Output excerpt

Notifiable incidents procedure excerpt

When to notify — Where a notifiable incident (as defined in the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023) occurs, the service notifies [HIQA / Chief Inspector] within [timeframe per Act]. The [role] is responsible for deciding that an incident is notifiable and for submitting the notification.

Notification content — The notification includes: [e.g. date and place; description; impact; immediate actions; open disclosure]. A log of all notifications is kept. The procedure links to open disclosure and internal investigation.

Extension and validation

This skill does not include custom validation tools. Elaboration is guided by the skill workflow and reference materials.