Tallaght Hospital facing scrutiny

A HIGH-POWERED team has been appointed by the state’s health protection watchdog to probe the safety of the country’s busiest hospital for patients needing acute admission.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) announced last month that it would investigate the quality, safety and governance of the care provided at Dublin’s Tallaght Hospital for patients admitted in its emergency department.

It announced yesterday that it had appointed a 10-member investigation team, comprising seven independent members and three HIQA officials.