Tributes paid as chairman of Hiqa board dies
Prof Pat O’Mahony had served on a number of public and private sector boards
Health Information and Quality Authority
Prof Pat O’Mahony had served on a number of public and private sector boards
Concerns also raised by Hiqa about ‘physical aggression, verbal and psychological abuse’ at Dublin facility
Dublin service says it was ‘challenged’ by scale of demand and its current capacity
Non-compliance impacted the delivery of care to residents in 11 centres, says health watchdog
Health watchdog carried out unannounced inspection in March after contact regarding quality of care
Closure notices issued to 10 nursing homes in 2024 and seven have closed so far, committee hears
Dublin 7 property, which last sold for €57m in 2019, is fully occupied with 90 per cent of space let to the OPW
Taoiseach has ‘no issue’ with larger fines for repeated failures but closures must be option
Department of Health initiates full review of nursing home provider
Peadar Tóibín says he is concerned that false claims on files could lead to children being ‘wrongly or unnecessarily taken into care’
Agency acknowledges formal strategy meeting was ‘unacceptably delayed’ in this case
Hiqa recently inspected the Tusla welfare service for unaccompanied and separated children seeking international protection
Michéal Martin describes content of RTÉ investigative programme as ‘absolutely unacceptable’
‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
Early access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to begin
Health and safety watchdog notified of two serious injury incidents and more than 30 unexplained bruising cases at Dublin 6W centre
Scheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last year
Hiqa report found 19.7 per cent of positions unfilled on inspection
Enhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisation
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first quarter – but 144 added to scheule
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Many people with vital expertise and experience just don’t want to be on healthcare boards anymore, because it’s not worth the risk of reputational damage
CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’
Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’
Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harm
Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospital
Hiqa to publish report today into use of unauthorised implants in children at Temple Street
Provider was “not fully protecting residents from all forms of abuse”, says Hiqa
Eight facilities operated by different providers were found to be non-compliant with tax
Concerns raised about safety of residents at Lystoll Lodge nursing home in Listowel
From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024
Delays in children’s orthopaedic surgery and the appointment of a CEO, along with concern around investment priorities were issues for Minister for Health
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