HIQA announces Savita inquiry
The Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have announced that they will investigate Savita Halappanavar's death.
HIQA's involvement was requested by the Health Service Executive which is conducting its own clinical review of the case.
The board will also investigate the safety, quality and standards of services provided by the HSE at University Hospital Galway "to critically ill patients, including critically ill pregnant women as reflected in the care and treatment provided to Savita Halappanavar".
The investigation will assess whether the services provided "complied with the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare" as well as national and international evidence of what is known to achieve best outcomes.
The authority has requested, and received, information from the hospital and the HSE about Savita's case.
The terms of reference and membership of the investigation team will be published later.
