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Implications of State Indemnity - Seminars for HSE, February 2014
11 February 2014Over the past number of months, the State Claims Agency (SCA) has hosted a series of nationwide seminars for HSE staff on the implications of State indemnity for risk (other than clinical risk), and associated management responsibilities. These seminars were run between November 2013 and January 2014 in Dublin, Limerick […]
Barristers Panels – Tenders Awarded
24 January 2014The State Claims Agency, in an initiative designed to reduce legal costs, invited barristers to tender competitively for their services by way of e-tender. This tender competition followed the success of a similar initiative by the Agency, in 2011, which reduced legal fees paid to solicitors. Barrister tender applications were assessed […]
State Claims Agency Newsletter
24 September 2013The latest edition of the State Claims Agency Newsletter has been published and can be downloaded here.This edition’s content:Editorial – Home Births: The HSE Indemnity SchemeUpgrade to National Adverse Event Management System (NAEMS) previously STARSThe Introduction of Clinical Risk Management to Irish Prison Services – A Collaborative ApproachVulnerable Patients Who […]
State and semi-State bodies combine for new Visitor Safety Group Initiative
11 September 2013Initiative will promote best practice in visitor safety management at 900 sites and 1,000km of navigable waterways in Ireland A number of State and semi-State bodies responsible for the management of approximately 900 national monuments, parks, historic houses, recreation sites and 1,000km of inland navigable waterways across the island of Ireland, […]
NTMA Annual Report 2012 and Midyear 2013 Update
18 July 2013The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) today reported results for 2012 and provided a review of activities across the range of its business functions.The following extract relates to the State Claims Agency, the name used by the NTMA when performing its delegated claims and risk management functions. More information is […]
New look State Claims Agency Newsletter
31 March 2013The State Claims Agency has published the latest edition of its newsletter, which has been rebranded and extended to reflect the extended statutory remit for the employer, public, property damage and clinical negligence exposures of the HSE and the clinical negligence exposure of the Voluntary Hospitals Group.This Edition’s contentEditorial – […]
NTMA Results and Business Review 2012 - State Claims Agency
9 January 20139 January 2013 - The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) today reported results for 2012 and provided a review of activities across the range of its business functions. The following extract relates to the State Claims Agency, the name used by the NTMA when performing its delegated claims and risk management functions. State […]
SCA and ACCS publish survey on child protection and welfare in schools
23 November 201296% of Community and Comprehensive schools have a formal Child Protection and Welfare Policy in placeReport recommends more training and more widespread use of formalised recruitment procedures Schools would welcome more practical guidance on child protection and welfareThe State Claims Agency (SCA) and the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools […]
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