Person: Marion Witton

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Watchdog gives €16m hospital all-clear to open

THE Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) yesterday gave the all-clear for the opening of a new €16.4 million community hospital in Dingle, Co Kerry.

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Only one nursing home shut since inspections

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Inspectors may stay overnight in child residential care centres

Children dying in care - Delaying report akin to cover-up

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New guidelines plan for HSE on children-in-care deaths

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Third of children's homes not vetting staff properly

Report finds shortfalls in care of vulnerable children

A report on children in care has found serious deficits in standards aimed at safeguarding vunerable children.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2009

Nursing home inspections to begin today

The first independent inspections of all nursing homes will begin nationwide today.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2009

Residential disability services to face inspections

ALL residential services for people with disabilities will be inspected against a new set of national quality standards to be finalised by the tate’s health services watchdog later this year.

Wed, 17 Sep, 2008

Residential centres for disabled may be inspected

Residential centres for people with disabilities may soon be subject to inspection.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2008

Better standards ‘will mean higher care costs’

PLANNED quality standards for nursing homes will inevitably increase the cost of care.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2008

New standards for nursing homes could raise cost of care

Wide-ranging quality standards for nursing homes were unveiled today but they could raise the cost of care for families.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2008

Children in care ‘denied chance of family life’

CHILDREN in care are subject to crisis management rather than long-term planning for their needs, a highly critical report has found.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2007