HSE Open Disclosure Policy

This policy applies to patient safety incidents and reflects the primacy of the right of patients to have full knowledge about their healthcare as and when they so wish and to be informed about any failings in that care process, however and whenever they may arise. The ethos of this policy is to ensure that the rights of all patients and staff involved in and/or affected by patient safety incidents are met and respected, that they are communicated with in an honest, open, timely, compassionate and empathic manner and that they are treated with dignity and respect.