CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’
Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’
Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harm
Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospital
Hiqa to publish report today into use of unauthorised implants in children at Temple Street
Provider was “not fully protecting residents from all forms of abuse”, says Hiqa
Eight facilities operated by different providers were found to be non-compliant with tax
Concerns raised about safety of residents at Lystoll Lodge nursing home in Listowel
From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024
Legal advice was that such intervention could only take place if independent review identified serious governance or other failings
Delays in children’s orthopaedic surgery and the appointment of a CEO, along with concern around investment priorities were issues for Minister for Health
More than 13 per cent waited more than 24 hours, Hiqa experience survey finds
Hiqa report notes some children, many of whom have complex needs, are living in unregulated special emergency accommodation
Health Information and Quality Authority inspections of services in Dublin North and Galway/Roscommon warn of ‘inadequate pool of foster carers’ to meet children’s needs
Teacher sent 500 letters to care worker’s family, friends and place of work, including letters to Hiqa alleging she was abusing patients
Aperee Living Conna, near Fermoy, criticised after unannounced Hiqa inspection
Hiqa says ‘systemic risk’ to sector should be addressed as part of an overall strategy for social care in Ireland
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the healthcare regulator will determine whether a second emergency department is needed following the death at UHL
Staff member at Ability West centre in Co Galway had to pay for meals out of their own pocket
Hiqa to cancel Aperee Living Camp’s registration over concerns about its governance and management
High-quality information ‘more important than ever’, says Stephen Donnelly
Alternative phone number to the 112/999 service would seek to reduce pressure on the national emergency phone line
Some residents at direct-provision centre ‘could not avail’ of more appropriate accommodation and were ‘anxious’, says inspection report
Significant non-compliance with standards relating to good governance, workforce, and risk management, Hiqa finds
Health authority carried out inspections at International Protection Accommodation Services centres across the country
Some regulatory bodies believe their underpinning legislation has fallen behind advances and developments in the sectors they oversee
Authority found ‘multiple risks existed’ at the Hibernian Hotel in Abbeyleix after inspections earlier this year
Another week, another damning report on the overcrowded Limerick hospital
Hiqa finds carers were approved on emergency basis without necessary mandatory training in fostering and in one case Garda vetting had not been completed
Residents feel ‘unsafe’ and some staff are not Garda vetted, Hiqa inspections of accommodation find
Estimated 350,000 patients believed to have long Covid, representative group says
Doctors check all newborns but these clinical examinations will miss some
Staff describe giving care as ‘firefighting’ due to increase in frequency and nature of serious incidents at centre
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