Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

Protected Disclosures Commissioner says some agencies showed a reluctance to deal with reports of wrongdoing

Another week, another damning report on the overcrowded Limerick hospital

Abuse and coercive control/exploitation of at-risk adults should be criminalised, says commission report

Survey of 4,570 bereaved family members and friends found majority had confidence and trust in healthcare staff in such settings

Complaints about early bed-times and quality of food highlighted by health watchdog inspectors

Hiqa unveils public consultation on including inspection of private hospitals in its remit

Demand on child and family agency services has doubled in past 10 years

‘Substantial’ delays found in identifying children who possibly had contact with alleged abusers

Hiqa says poor governance raises concerns over risk management at centres

Almost 1,000 beds lost last year through closures or reductions in bed numbers, according to Hiqa

Documents highlight concerns over ‘precarious financial position’ of individual Aperee nursing homes

Almost 370 patients, most of them children, were hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) last week

Three nursing homes run by private company Aperee Living ordered to close since September

Hiqa raised ‘significant concerns’ about nursing homes run by private company Aperee Living

Hiqa criticised nursing home group’s fitness during ‘rapidly escalating’ controversy, correspondence shows

Regulator reported inappropriate use of residents’ money by Aperee nursing home group to gardaí

Chief executive resigned within months over concerns about Aperee nursing home group companies

Regulator criticises ‘persistent poor findings’ in inspections of facilities run by Galway provider

Significant staffing shortages impacting Tusla service, health watchdog finds

Child and family agency staff tell inspectors they are limited to ‘putting out fires’ and are feeling ‘stressed and overwhelmed’

Tusla staff ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ when trying to allocate insufficient resources, Hiqa report finds

Healthcare regulator inspection raises concerns about University Hospital Galway standards

Woman (50s) becomes eighth known person who has died during or after treatment in the country

Rare genetic condition causes irreversible nerve damage that can lead to muscle wasting and weakness

Social Enterprises: A series reviewing endeavours attempting to enhance the lives of people with diverse needs

Records at HSE-run St John’s Community Hospital in Co Sligo indicated number of residents often had ‘peer to peer incidents’

HSE says closure of the seven-bungalow campus is in the residents’ best interests

Hiqa report says some interviewees at youth detention centre expressed concerns about staffing and morale levels

Hiqa report finds Liffey Services, operated by St John of God community services, failed to protect residents

Critical element of fire safety in buildings is that staff conduct regular exercises, says former Dublin Fire Brigade officer

Children with rare inherited diseases currently have to travel to UK for treatment

System under ‘unprecedented strain’ due to record attendances, ageing population and shortage of GPs, watchdog says

Hiqa warned Sunbeam House failure to address concerns could see two centres shut

Residents were positive about their living environments and home staff, but less positive about the experience of moving in

Government under increasing pressure to source suitable accommodation for those fleeing the war

Rising costs and higher regulatory expectations have forced 16 smaller homes to close their doors this year

Hiqa inspectors found some patients in emergency department were waiting over 58 hours for admission

Twelve recent closures should be ‘wake-up call’ for the Government to act, says industry lobby group

Staff at Coovagh House unit in Limerick tell Hiqa they ‘no longer had capacity to safely provide a service’

Watchdog says investment in health information system urgently needed to give all citizens access to records by 2030