Children's Health Ireland's clinical director says he is not allowed to sanction staff

"Doctor highlights how sanctioning a staff member is outside of remit"

"The clinical director of Children's Health Ireland (CHI) has called for greater powers for the role, including the ability to hold health staff to account."

"A clinical director is a practising doctor who has a day job and also takes on a leadership post to oversee safe delivery of care in the hospitals they guide."

Clinical directors at Children's Health Ireland currently lack authority to sanction staff. The clinical director of CHI called for expanded powers including the ability to hold health staff to account. Clinical directors are practising doctors who carry out a day job while also serving in leadership roles responsible for overseeing safe delivery of care. The inability to sanction staff limits accountability mechanisms within hospital leadership structures. Granting sanctioning powers would enable clinical directors to enforce standards and enhance patient safety. The change would align responsibility for care delivery with formal authority to discipline staff when necessary.

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