Social workers back minister's call for independent review into HSE services in North-West

Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte: 'To me, what’s concerning is that there appears to be a pattern emerging and it’s a safeguarding issue for the residents in the CHO1 North-West.' File Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The body representing social workers has backed Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte’s calls for an independent review of current safeguarding processes after Hiqa questioned the Health Service Executive's fitness as a registered provider of centres for people with disabilities.

The questions posed by the health watchdog came after what it described in correspondence as "a very serious incident" regarding the online behaviour of a resident at one centre in CHO1, the area that covers Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and west Cavan.