‘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
Hiqa
Health Information and Quality Authority
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’
Tusla thinks missing 12-year-old is safe and in UK
Agency acknowledges formal strategy meeting was ‘unacceptably delayed’ in this case
Unclear whether child (12), missing from State care since 2023, has been located
Hiqa recently inspected the Tusla welfare service for unaccompanied and separated children seeking international protection
‘Increased vigilance’ needed from Hiqa’s regulatory approach to nursing homes, Taoiseach says
Michéal Martin describes content of RTÉ investigative programme as ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Children’s Health Ireland may be merged into HSE following recent controversies
‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues
Families whose children had hip surgeries sent letters in advance of report publication
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
CHI unable to move in to national children’s hospital due to continued delays
Early access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to begin
Hiqa raises ‘significant concerns’ about Dublin disability centre residents
Health and safety watchdog notified of two serious injury incidents and more than 30 unexplained bruising cases at Dublin 6W centre
Spinal surgeries: 38 children with scoliosis or spina bifida offered treatment abroad
Scheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last year
Mater hospital’s emergency department extension delayed by a year due to nursing shortages
Hiqa report found 19.7 per cent of positions unfilled on inspection
HSE cancels tender for enhanced flu vaccine due to cost
Enhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisation
Minister tells hospitals group to enact spinal surgery report recommendations fully and quickly
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
More children added to spinal surgery waiting list in first three months than operated on
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
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Spinal surgeries: When no one is responsible or accountable, shocking incidents likely to happen again
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
More departures from Children’s Health Ireland expected after Hiqa report finds use of springs in surgery ‘wrong’
CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’
Full inquiry urged as spinal surgery report shows Temple Street did not protect children ‘from risk of harm’
Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’
Temple Street spinal surgeries: Taoiseach says use of unauthorised springs ‘beyond comprehension’
Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harm
Spinal surgeries report by Hiqa: five things we learnt
Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospital
How the spinal surgeries scandal damaged trust between parents and Children’s Health Ireland
Hiqa to publish report today into use of unauthorised implants in children at Temple Street
Report finds 30 incidents of suspected peer-to-peer abuse at Cork disability centre
Provider was “not fully protecting residents from all forms of abuse”, says Hiqa
Concerns around financial stability of several nursing homes across the State, Hiqa finds
Eight facilities operated by different providers were found to be non-compliant with tax
Co Kerry nursing home failed to investigate number of abuse allegations, Hiqa reports
Concerns raised about safety of residents at Lystoll Lodge nursing home in Listowel
Irish health system report card: a year of criticisms, concerns and innovations
From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024
Stephen Donnelly’s frustration with Children’s Health Ireland building for some time
Delays in children’s orthopaedic surgery and the appointment of a CEO, along with concern around investment priorities were issues for Minister for Health
Stephen Donnelly sought advice on whether State could take over children’s hospitals in Dublin
Legal advice was that such intervention could only take place if independent review identified serious governance or other failings
Most patients waited more than six hours at emergency department before admission - survey
More than 13 per cent waited more than 24 hours, Hiqa experience survey finds
Watchdog calls for ‘urgent’ overhaul of placements for vulnerable children
Hiqa report notes some children, many of whom have complex needs, are living in unregulated special emergency accommodation
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