Internal review of Mater deaths

An internal review was undertaken in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin after a national audit of our hospitals showed it had a higher-than-average mortality rate due to specific illnesses.

The internal review looked at chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis.

The situation in the Mater came to light as a result of the National Office of Clinical Audit’s (NOCA) first report from the National Audit of Hospital Mortality (NAHM), which was published yesterday.