Report criticises hospital over its hygiene standards

South Tipperary General Hospital has been criticised over its hygiene standards with a report from the health watchdog claiming that some ward areas and equipment were mostly unclean.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out inspections on five hospitals, including Our Lady’s Hospitals for Sick Children in Crumlin, the Rotunda in Dublin, and the South Infirmary in Cork.

The checks are the latest to be carried out by Hiqa under the monitoring programme for the national standards for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections.