Death review group struggles to cope with caseload

A GROUP set up to review deaths and serious incidents involving children in state care or known to the child protection services is struggling to cope with its workload.

The National Review Panel (NRP), established a year ago under the auspices of the HSE, is now questioning whether every case should be reviewed.

In its first annual report, it points out that original estimates suggested it would have to deal with two deaths and up to five serious incidents every year.