The true cost to the State of maternity services in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorWhelan, Shane
dc.contributor.authorHally, Maeve
dc.contributor.authorGaughan, C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T15:19:53Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T15:19:53Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.abstractAccounting for the cost of delivery of maternity services in Ireland ignores the cost of claims settlements caused by negligence in delivery. We show that the true cost of maternity services is more than double the generally reported cost when proper account is taken of the associated cost of maternity claims. There must come a tipping point, if it is not already exceeded, when the sums paid out by way of settlements for mismanagement of maternity services become larger than the additional costs of operating a sound service.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleidP241en
dc.identifier.citationWhelan, S., Hally, M. and Gaughan, C. (2021) 'The true cost to the State of maternity services in Ireland', Irish Medical Journal, 114(1), P241 (6pp). Available at: http://www.imj.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-True-Cost-to-the-State-of-Maternity-Services-in-Ireland.pdf (Accessed: 28 January 2022)en
dc.identifier.endpage6en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12506
dc.identifier.volume114en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttp://imj.ie/irish-medical-journal-january-2021-vol-114-no-1/
dc.rights© 2021, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectCosten
dc.subjectMaternity servicesen
dc.subjectNegligenceen
dc.titleThe true cost to the State of maternity services in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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