45% of survey respondents saw error in health service

As many as 45% of HSE staff who responded to an online survey conducted last September said they had witnessed an error, a near miss, or an incident that “could have hurt” patients in the previous month running up to the survey.

This figure rose to 53% within hospital services.

Yet when it came to reporting errors or near misses, while the bulk of staff agree they are encouraged to do so, fewer than two-in-five believe the HSE treats the staff involved fairly and only 30% agree they are given feedback.