A new report has highlighted a number of patient safety risks in the Limerick Hospitals group which it states must be addressed as a priority.

More than a quarter of public acute hospitals inspected by HIQA have been given formal notifications of “serious risks”.

THE state’s health safety watchdog says it needs extra resources to police new hospital infection prevention and control standards.

The public is today being asked for their opinion on new standards and guidelines for the safety of patients in the health system.