HIQA criticises standards at Ballydowd Special Care Unit

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) said today that it is unsatisfactory that a child under the care of the Ballydowd Special Care Unit in Lucan, Co Dublin was separated from other children, in unsuitable accommodation, for six months.

HIQA carried out an inspection of the SCU and found that the child was living in accommodation that was unsuitable in terms of size and sparseness.