Infection control issues identified at seven disability centres

A medical worker in PPE. At Bluebelle Lodge, operated by Waterford Intellectual Disability Association Company Limited, inspectors found two bags of waste containing used PPE equipment.

Seven disability centres have been found to be non-compliant with infection control, meaning that their residents were not adequately protected from the risk of infection.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) published 39 inspection reports on Wednesday on infection control in designated centres for people with disabilities.