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Twenty-two residents died during an outbreak of Covid-19 at the nursing home

HIQA report found issues at Dealgan House nursing home

Coronavirus • 23 Oct

Inspection was carried out between 30 June and 2 July

Governance issues found at children's residential unit

Ireland • 22 Oct

A new report from the Health Information and Equality Authority details its inspection of St Mary's in Dublin 4

Care home residents 'distressed' over liquidator - HIQA

Health • 15 Sep

Inspections last year found residents in congregated settings were often separated from their local communities

HIQA report highlights issues with congregated settings

Ireland • 02 Sep

The report recommends review of staffing structures in private nursing homes

Draft report calls for review into nursing home deaths

Coronavirus • 23 Jul

Inspection was carried out in January

Non-compliance issues at Cork child welfare services

Ireland • 14 Jul

The Health Information and Equality Authority is taking pre-emptive measures in the battle against Covid-19

How HIQA's new nursing home checklist will work

Coronavirus • 21 Apr

Two inspection reports published

Breaches found in two disability centres - HIQA

Health • 14 Jan

Incidents of residents with dementia being hit by other residents not reported as required

HIQA finds failure to protect care residents from abuse

Health • 03 Sep 19

Positives but better protections needed to safeguard residents from abuse

Regulation of disability services sees positive impact

Ireland • 23 Jul 19

Report found that most residents at Cobh Community Hospital were not facilitated to avail of the dining spaces or sitting rooms

HIQA report critical of Cobh nursing home facility

Health • 30 May 19

HIQA carried out inspections into child services in Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary area

Delays in Tusla preliminary inquiries - HIQA

Ireland • 21 May 19

HIQA draft report estimates 173 HIV infections could be averted over the course of the first five years of a PrEP programme

HIV prevention drug PrEP safe and effective - HIQA

Health • 23 Apr 19

HIQA inspected Logan House in November and December last year

HIQA critical of Logan House Rehab centre in Galway

Connacht • 10 Apr 19

HIQUA found the facility was in breach of 13 of 16 regulations it checked

HIQA critical of HSE over Tipperary care centre

Health • 02 Apr 19

HIQA has recommended that a version of the HPV vaccine be given to girls and boys

HPV vaccine to be extended to boys, says Harris

Health • 07 Dec 18

At the time of last April's inspection, 46 of the 84 residents were accommodated in bedrooms of five or more beds

Cork residential centre not providing privacy - HIQA

Health • 03 Oct 18

In 2017, nearly 300 complaints were made to HIQA, relating to the care of residents in disability centres

51 disability units threatened with closure last year

Ireland • 01 Oct 18

National screening guidelines are in place for CPE

Two hospitals highlighted over superbug compliance

Health • 23 Aug 18

HIQA says it will refer complaints about the mistreatment of elderly nursing home residents to the Office of the Ombudsman

Nursing home complaints to be referred to Ombudsman

Ireland • 05 Aug 18

Of the 680 unsolicited complaints made to HIQA in 2017, 134 related generally to lack of care or compassion

680 complaints made to HIQA over nursing home care

Ireland • 29 Jul 18

A six week consultation has been launched by HIQA

Health watchdog recommends HPV vaccine for boys

Health • 24 Jul 18

HIQA had threatened to close the facility on the Cherry Orchard Hospital campus

HIQA finds serious breaches at HSE-run facility

Health • 04 Jul 18

Katherine Zappone said she took full responsibility for the shortcomings highlighted

Tusla findings to be implemented in full - Zappone

Ireland • 19 Jun 18

The investigation was ordered by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone

Review finds Tusla must address serious shortcomings

Ireland • 19 Jun 18

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