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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Non-compliance in delivery of care and resident support identified in eight disability centres

Non-compliance in delivery of care and resident support identified in eight disability centres

Out of 22 inspections, the remaining 14 centres were found to have a generally good level of compliance.

Kilkenny Care Centre reponse to scabies outbreak was 'poorly coordinated' - HIQA

Kilkenny Care Centre reponse to scabies outbreak was 'poorly coordinated' - HIQA

The management of an outbreak of scabies was poorly coordinated, the HIQA found, and this led to new non-compliance in the area of infection control.

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

The Taoiseach pushed back against whether the Government was partly to blame for governance failures at Children’s Health Ireland.

Report finds use of springs in child spine surgeries ‘wrong’

Report finds use of springs in child spine surgeries ‘wrong’

Non-compliance impacting the delivery of care found in 10 disability centres

Non-compliance impacting the delivery of care found in 10 disability centres

Five out of eight refugee centres found to be non-compliant with HIQA standards

Five out of eight refugee centres found to be non-compliant with HIQA standards

Inspections find asylum seekers living in 'cramped, undignified and unsafe' accommodation

Inspections find asylum seekers living in 'cramped, undignified and unsafe' accommodation

Tusla staff challenges result in significant delays in screening referrals, HIQA finds

Tusla staff challenges result in significant delays in screening referrals, HIQA finds

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

HIQA found that many children continued to experience significant delays in receiving a social worker-led service.

Non-compliance affecting care services identified in nine disability centres

Non-compliance affecting care services identified in nine disability centres

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

Poor governance was identified at four centres operated by St John of God Community Services CLG, which has centres in Dublin and Kildare.

Significant risks remain for patients in University Hospital Limerick, report finds

Significant risks remain for patients in University Hospital Limerick, report finds

Thu, 02 May, 2024

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of UHL last November

Number of emergency departments failing to meet national standards

Number of emergency departments failing to meet national standards

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

The Health Information and Quality Authority is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee on Wednesday to discuss its 2022 annual report