Storm following the publication in "Israel Today" about the Ministry of Health's intention to hide the investigations into the treatment of corona patients • "The ministry must act transparently and any other decision will not stand a legal test"
"I was amazed to read that the Ministry of Health has set up a committee to examine the functioning of the corona departments and that the results will remain confidential. This will not happen and will not be, and the findings will be properly transparent to a democratic state.
From the YouTube channel of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman
This is what Adv. David Mana warned the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, yesterday (Thursday) following the revelation of "Israel Today" that Levy has set up a committee to examine the quality of medical care in the 30,000 corona patients hospitalized in all hospitals in Israel. .
However he also stated that the committee’s discussions, conclusions and summaries would remain confidential to the public and even be confidential to patients and their families.
Advocate Mana represents dozens of families of Corona's deceased, including families of patients who died from Corona at Wolfson Government Hospital, noting that the families he represents "have very difficult objections not only to the Ministry of Health and nursing homes, but also to the hospitals where their loved ones were hospitalized."
On behalf of my client, I propose that the powers of the committee be limited not only to the hospitals, but also to the examination of geriatric institutions. "
Mana also wrote to Prof. Levy that "during this difficult period, we must act with full transparency and not give any confidentiality in the matter. We will act legally to prevent any concealment on this important issue."
The Ministry of Health stated that "Contrary to what is stated in the article, every year we publish to the public all the achievements or failures in the field of quality and safety. The new committee was established in accordance with the wording of the Patients' Rights Law. For the quality of care for corona patients. "