Watchdog warns 'exhausted workforce' is one of biggest risks facing health services

'One of the biggest risks and concerns in the health service at the minute is essentially the workforce. They are exhausted.' Picture: iStock

An “exhausted workforce” is one of the biggest risks facing the health services right now, a senior Hiqa official has warned.

Hiqa (Health Information and Quality Authority) recently launched an inspection programme for public hospitals, expanding on residential care inspections.