Patient safety risks identified at Navan Hospital – The Irish Times
Navan hospital has patient safety risks that “cannot be fully managed” due to the lack of acute on-site…
you might be surprised – The Irish Times
“Sláinte” will be on the lips of many millions of people around the world today as all things…
HIQA to assess inclusion of breast density in screening programme
Assessment will consider whether it would be beneficial to measure, record, and notify women attending BreastCheck of their…
‘Deeply concerning’: Kilkenny nursing home ‘substandard’ in latest HIQA report
Multiple serious issues at Brookhaven Nursing Home in Ballyragget were described on Tuesday by a second Health Information…
Hiqa seeks orders compelling RTÉ to disclose nursing home footage – The Irish Times
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) is seeking a High Court order compelling RTÉ to provide it…
Midleton Community Hospital residents lack privacy while wait for new nursing home continues
Residents of Midleton Community Hospital lack privacy and dignity, health watchdog Hiqa has warned, as the wait goes…
Judge criticises ‘shameful’ profiteering by private firms providing care placements – The Irish Times
The “profiteering” by private operators providing unregulated placements for “the most vulnerable children” is “wrong and shameful”, a…
HSE takes over nursing home in Co Laois after court order – The Journal
HSE takes over nursing home in Co Laois after court order The JournalHSE takes over running of Droimnín Nursing…
Scabies outbreak and ‘smell of urine’ discovered by HIQA at Kilkenny care home – Page 1 of 2
A Kilkenny nursing home had a scabies outbreak and a “strong smell of urine” on both days of…
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham – The Irish Times
The Quakers in Ireland are to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital due to the ageing profile of the…
‘Cold’ undressed resident left sitting in wheelchair in Laois nursing home – HIQA finds failings
A privately run Laois nursing home has again failed in eight out of nine HIQA regulations, in a latest…
Three deaths among 24 adverse events reported to Hiqa under new legislation
The deaths of an expectant mother and three babies were among 24 adverse events referred to the State’s…