Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham
Charitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems
Hiqa
Health Information and Quality Authority
Tusla gives good care to most children, but staffing issues still ‘significant’- HIQA
‘Encouraging progress’, but workforce challenges must be addressed as a ‘priority’, says authority
Health Minister not ruling out extra hospital to solve HSE Mid West overcrowding
State’s health watchdog recommends three options for improving patient safety in the region
CHI still faces questions over waiting list irregularities and orthopaedic care
Children’s Health Ireland still faces inquiries into its services which are yet to be completed
Tributes paid as chairman of Hiqa board dies
Prof Pat O’Mahony had served on a number of public and private sector boards
Hiqa: sexual abuse allegations made at centre for adults with intellectual disabilities
Concerns also raised by Hiqa about ‘physical aggression, verbal and psychological abuse’ at Dublin facility
Children at risk of physical or sexual abuse experienced ‘significant’ delays before Tusla intervention, report finds
Dublin service says it was ‘challenged’ by scale of demand and its current capacity
‘Significant failings’ at disability centre put residents at risk, watchdog finds
Non-compliance impacted the delivery of care to residents in 11 centres, says health watchdog
Two people moved from Cork disability centre ‘for their own safety’ after incident with another resident
Health watchdog carried out unannounced inspection in March after contact regarding quality of care
Hiqa made 28 referrals to gardaí over nursing homes in 2024, PAC told
Closure notices issued to 10 nursing homes in 2024 and seven have closed so far, committee hears
French investor pays €47.2m for Smithfield office block
Dublin 7 property, which last sold for €57m in 2019, is fully occupied with 90 per cent of space let to the OPW
Report set to examine risks of increasing nursing home privatisation
Taoiseach has ‘no issue’ with larger fines for repeated failures but closures must be option
Woman in Dublin nursing home left in diarrhoea and vomit-stained bed sheets for 48 hours, says daughter
Department of Health initiates full review of nursing home provider
Tusla copy-and-paste process could lead to false claims on children’s files, Aontú claim
Peadar Tóibín says he is concerned that false claims on files could lead to children being ‘wrongly or unnecessarily taken into care’
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