HIQA puts pressure on hospital to overhaul A&E

A DUBLIN hospital whose emergency department (ED) was described as a “dangerous place” has been given until Monday to come up with measures to reduce the risk to patients.

HIQA puts pressure on hospital to overhaul A&E
Sat, 27 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
Catherine Shanahan

The pressure on Tallaght Hospital to overhaul its ED increased this week after the health watchdog gave management until next Thursday to end the practice of placing patients due to be admitted on trolleys.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) issued its warning in the wake of an unannounced inspection of the hospital last Wednesday which found:

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