Hiqa finds major medicine mismanagement in care centre

A centre which withdrew respite care from the family of a former carer of the year was found to have a high level of medication management failings, as revealed by health watchdog Hiqa.

Two inspection reports into St Laurence’s, run by The Cheshire Foundation in Ireland, found there was a number of medication- related incidents — some of which were categorised as “near misses”.

It was one of five centres around the country run by Cheshire which were inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa).