Disability centre 'could not assure continuity of care' during Covid outbreak 

A number of staff went on 'unexpected leave' during the Covid outbreak, Hiqa said in the report on the Valleyview centre in Wicklow.

A disability service provider in Wicklow could not assure inspectors that continuity of care and support was provided to residents during an outbreak of Covid-19, a new report has found.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) inspected the Valleyview centre in rural Wicklow, operated by Sunbeam House Services, in an unannounced visit on February 16.