Survey reveals hospitals’ planning failures

HOSPITALS are failing to deal with violent patients, informed consent and disaster planning, a new report has found.

The report from the Irish Health Services Accreditation Board (IHSAB) also found huge gaps in how patient safety is managed.

Between 2002 and the end of 2004 14 hospitals underwent peer review surveys as part of then IHSAB Acute Care Accreditation Scheme (ACAS).