The amount of medical negligence compensation pay outs within the Saolta Healthcare Group trebled last year.
According to figures from the State Claims Agency, compensation claims cost Saolta €76.3m in 2022. That’s up from €25.2m the previous year.
Donegal Aontú representative, Mary T Sweeney claims there is a link between rising stress levels among hospital staff and the payments.
She says the money spent could be redirected elsewhere to provide better healthcare:
