Hiqa finds problems with mould and water treatment in disability centres

Hiqa found that some providers had not ensured that staff had access to up-to-date training and guidance on the use of personal protective equipment.

Residents at seven designated centres for people with disabilities were not being adequately protected from the risk of infection, according to the latest batch of reports by inspection watchdog Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa).

The vast majority of the 36 centres inspected by Hiqa were substantially compliant with regulations when it came to infection control, and two were fully compliant.