Organisation: Health Information and Quality Authority

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Resident 'half afraid' of peer in Cork Cope centre; inspectors also find financial concerns
Resident 'half afraid' of peer in Cork Cope centre; inspectors also find financial concerns
The centre—in a residential area on the outskirts of Cork City—was found to be not compliant with 17 standards and only substantially compliant with 12

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Hiqa warns of deterioration in disability centres since covid
Hiqa warns of deterioration in disability centres since covid
The overview noted 'significant variance' between the quality of life for people living in large congregated residential settings compared to people living in smaller homes in the community

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Two healthcare centres in Cork among five found 'non-compliant' by watchdog
The two centres deemed non-compliant in Cork were St Laurence Enable Ireland Disability Services Limited and Cork Oakvale Health Service Executive

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

Covid-19 Press Conf Monday 22nd March 2021
Children could get stem cell transplants in new Children’s Hospital instead of going to UK
Children with certain rare, inherited conditions who require stem cell transplants typically spend between two and six months in the UK

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

Review finds long Covid patients need to be treated by doctors from various specialties
Review finds long Covid patients need to be treated by doctors from various specialties
The HSE have openly said hospital groups are struggling to find staff with clinics running without everyone they want to hire

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Actions can have unexpected consequences
Irish Examiner view: Actions can have unexpected consequences
The fate of small nursing homes and Dursey Island's travails remind us good intentions may not lead where we want to go

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

Nurse comforting patient at patient's home
Watchdog review finds small nursing homes struggling and residents left afraid by Covid
“After years of moving towards a more homely, social model of care, the pandemic caused an instant reversal to a more medicalised model of care.” 

Fri, 02 Dec, 2022

Nursing home living room
Overwhelming majority of nursing home residents have positive experience
Also, 87% of their relatives and friends expressed confidence and trust in staff at nursing homes, according to the first National Nursing Home Experience Survey

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

Risk to CUH patients due to overcrowding, watchdog finds
Risk to CUH patients due to overcrowding, watchdog finds
The report found the waiting time from the decision to admit to actual admission in an inpatient ward ranged from two hours to more than 58 hours

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Hiqa criticises two Cork COPE Foundation centres over absent residents and missing money
One house that accommodated 11 residents was not staffed during the day.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Unsafe Tusla special care unit in Limerick described as a 'dump' by children
Unsafe Tusla special care unit in Limerick described as a 'dump' by children
It also found that Tusla had failed to report allegations of abuse made by children or serious injuries to it.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Old woman looking down thoughtfully. Close view.
Overly restrictive visits to elderly in nursing homes among issues Hiqa report identifies
The Health Information and Quality Authority found just 15 out of 45 centres were fully compliant or substantially compliant with standards and regulations

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Hiqa finds one in five of inspected disability centres need improvements
The Health Information and Quality Authority warned the deteriorating conditions were found in some centres which had a good record before the pressures of the pandemic hit.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Many children had no social workers and Tusla couldn't fill jobs — Hiqa
Towards the end of 2021, the number of children who did not have an allocated social worker increased in many service areas

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Stephen McMahon: Time for a new beginning with action, not promises, on hospital issues
Stephen McMahon: Time for a new beginning with action, not promises, on hospital issues
Stephen Donnelly has promised another plan to tackle overcrowding in our hospitals. We need action, not more plans, writes Stephen McMahon, Non-Executive Director of the Irish Patients Association 

Fri, 24 Jun, 2022

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Just 53 nursing homes avoided Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic 
Last year was another "difficult" period for nursing homes, with 516 facilities reporting at least one confirmed Covid-19 case among staff or residents

Tue, 07 Jun, 2022

Hiqa conducts inspection of overcrowded Limerick A&E
Hiqa conducts inspection of overcrowded Limerick A&E
Inspectors 'looked specifically at the arrangements that are in place ahead of the bank holiday'

Tue, 15 Mar, 2022

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Residents 'at risk of harm' in Waterford facility for intellectual disabilities
Three of the four residents spoken to by the Hiqa inspector spoke “of not being happy in the centre”

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Nurse having headache and tired from work while wearing PPE suit for protect coronavirus disease.
Nurses suffering with long Covid to get prioritised care
INMO leader informs members the HSE is recruiting a lead manager, and drafting care guidelines for stricken nurses 

Wed, 11 Aug, 2021

FILE PHOTO It is reported that Katherine Zappone hosted 50 people at a function in the Merrion Hotel, including Tánaiste Leo Var
What have health officials recently said about gatherings?
On May 30, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan expressed shock at the "enormous crowds" of people congregating in Dublin city centre

Thu, 05 Aug, 2021

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Hiqa calls for urgent review of care regulations after 'challenging year'
A Hiqa report says 82% of nursing homes reported at least one case of Covid-19, and the virus still presents “a real and present danger” to the sector

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Calls for urgent investigation as 'runaway' overcrowding crisis at UHL has staff at 'wit's end'
Calls for urgent investigation as 'runaway' overcrowding crisis at UHL has staff at 'wit's end'
According to INMO figures, UHL has been the most overcrowded hospital in the country every day this year

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.
Irish Examiner view: Policing as a positive force
In a society that pays a very heavy price for its deep aversion to regulation or, dread the thought, policing, the Health Information and Quality Authority is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when a set of common goals are described in ...

Tue, 02 Mar, 2021

Social Issues
Hiqa: Over 70s at greater risk from Covid-19 but other at-risk groups must be wary
Hiqa cautioned that other medically vulnerable groups were also at risk from coronavirus.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2020

Health Minister must re-examine Meath nursing home deaths, says advocacy group
Health Minister must re-examine Meath nursing home deaths, says advocacy group
The facts must be established into how a 79-year-old man and his 52-year-old stepson both died having contracted Covid-19, an advocacy group has warned.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Hiqa finds 'unexplained delays' in reporting child abuse
Hiqa finds 'unexplained delays' in reporting child abuse
Unexplained delays in notifying Gardaí about suspected child abuse and an absence of evidence of Garda vetting for staff have been highlighted in inspections of child protection services in Cavan/Monaghan and Kerry.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

HIQA analysis of death notices indicates pandemic death figure may be 'slight overestimate'
HIQA analysis of death notices indicates pandemic death figure may be 'slight overestimate'
Ireland's official figure of 1,700 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic may be a “slight overestimate” but it is an accurate one, an analysis by the Health Information and Quality Authority has found.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Covid-19: Leo Varadkar describes HIQA mortality study as 'interesting but not a surprise'
Covid-19: Leo Varadkar describes HIQA mortality study as 'interesting but not a surprise'
The official Covid-19 death toll stands at 1,738.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Marian Fogarty: Coronavirus shows need for tighter regulation of nursing homes
Marian Fogarty: Coronavirus shows need for tighter regulation of nursing homes
"The level of infection and death arising from Covid-19 in nursing homes should lead to tighter regulation of the sector," says Marian Fogarty, Associate Solicitor with Cantillons Solicitors, Cork.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Children's creations during lockdown explore kindness
Children's creations during lockdown explore kindness
Hiqa's inspectors of children's services organised the competition for the children, inviting them to tell them how they were being creative or showing kindness during the coronavirus restrictions.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Hiqa finds children remain at risk in services
Hiqa finds children remain at risk in services
Children remain at risk in some services and Tusla continues to face several key challenges, the Health Information and Quality Authority has warned.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

HIQA monitoring funeral notice website to identify unconfirmed Covid-19 cases
HIQA monitoring funeral notice website to identify unconfirmed Covid-19 cases
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has been monitoring funeral notice website Rip.ie in a bid to locate and identify any previously un-notified incidences of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

State has responsibilities to human rights of ‘at-risk’ people
State has responsibilities to human rights of ‘at-risk’ people
Deirdre Ní Cheallacháin says there is a clear need for us to ask whether the care of at-risk across the State people should be for profit

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Outdoor visits to nursing homes being considered
Outdoor visits to nursing homes being considered
The National Public Health Emergency Team says it is aware of the impact the visitation ban is having on resident's mental health.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Tax rises and pay freezes can’t be ruled out, says fiscal watchdog
Tax rises and pay freezes can’t be ruled out, says fiscal watchdog
Spending billions is required to support economic recovery, but any new government will face tough choices over cuts and tax hikes if it is to meet Sláintecare and housing pledges.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Holohan defends State handling of Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes
Holohan defends State handling of Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes
The country's Chief Medical Officer insists the state acted 'significantly' and 'quickly' to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in nursing homes.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Nursing Homes Ireland Covid-19 committee meeting 'not about finger-pointing'
Nursing Homes Ireland Covid-19 committee meeting 'not about finger-pointing'
Tadhg Daly will appear before the special committee to address what went wrong in nursing homes.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

No Covid-19 related deaths reported for the first time in 65 days
No Covid-19 related deaths reported for the first time in 65 days
For the first time in 65 days, Ireland reported no deaths from the Coronavirus, marking a major milestone in the country’s bid to suppress Covid-19.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO: Residents and carers left 'isolated' by Government's Covid response
Nursing Homes Ireland CEO: Residents and carers left 'isolated' by Government's Covid response
Nursing home residents and their carers were left “isolated” by key State bodies at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee will be told.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Kids not responsible for higher rate of virus transmission, says Hiqa
Kids not responsible for higher rate of virus transmission, says Hiqa
There is no evidence to suggest that children transmit Covid-19 at a higher rate than older individuals, according to the Health Information and Quality Authority.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

All going well children could visit grandparents over summer, says Taoiseach
All going well children could visit grandparents over summer, says Taoiseach
Children will be able to visit their grandparents "over the course of the summer" if all goes well, according to the Taoiseach.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

Calls for 'urgent' investigation into Co Louth nursing home deaths
Calls for 'urgent' investigation into Co Louth nursing home deaths
The deaths took place in Dealgan House Nursing Home in Dundalk since April 1.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Covid-19 test the 'gold standard' in detecting virus, officials say
Covid-19 test the 'gold standard' in detecting virus, officials say
Ireland has experienced heightened delays in recent times in terms of testing, most specifically in terms of results being delivered to people who have been swabbed.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Use of facemasks approved for frontline health staff
Use of facemasks approved for frontline health staff
The majority of healthcare workers have been given the greenlight to wear surgical face masks when working closely with patients during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

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