# hiqa - Thursday 30 May, 2013
A HIQA report into Oberstown House detention school has found that the school has met all of the 13 recommendations set out in an action plan.
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# hiqa - Monday 20 May, 2013
HIQA found that residents at a Tipperary nursing home socialised, but that at times their alcohol consumption led to challenging behaviours.
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# hiqa - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
There are around 9,500 people living in residential centres around the country – and this is the first time the centres will be subject to independent scrutiny.
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# hiqa - Friday 10 May, 2013
The Health Information and Quality Authority published its findings from the HSE Carlow/Kilkenny local health area.
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# hiqa - Friday 26 April, 2013
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HIQA inspectors identified a number of specific issues that present “immediate serious risks” to patients.
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A HIQA assessment of Letterkenny General Hospital finds that the absence of a cleaning system poses a risk to child health.
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# hiqa - Friday 19 April, 2013
Mammography is the primary breast imaging method used for screening in Ireland but MRI is more sensitive and improves detection rates.
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# hiqa - Thursday 18 April, 2013
A report published by HIQA today recommends annual scans for women who have an elevated risk due to familial or genetic factors.
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# hiqa - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
The inspections will see the State’s children and families services subject to independent inspection and monitoring for the first time.
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# hiqa - Monday 25 February, 2013
The move was announced today by HIQA, who said that it would help make children “the top priority”.
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# hiqa - Thursday 21 February, 2013
The report found some children had remained in placements despite allegations being made about foster carers.
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# hiqa - Friday 15 February, 2013
James Reilly is to come up with alternative ways of measuring the performance of the National Ambulance Service.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
The Evening Herald has obtained a draft HSE report into the death of the Indian woman at University Hospital Galway last October.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
The HIQA hygiene reports also found wide variations in hospital cleanliness.
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# hiqa - Monday 21 January, 2013
One teenager absconded 72 times from the centre, according to a report by HIQA.
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# hiqa - Friday 4 January, 2013
The move comes after HIQA cancelled the provider’s registration.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
The team will be led by Dr Paul Fogarty, a consultant obstetrician from the Ulster Hospital in Belfast.
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# hiqa - Friday 23 November, 2012
The Health Minister has met with the husband of the woman who died in controversial circumstances at Galway University Hospital last month at a hotel in Galway today.
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The investigation will assess “safety, quality and standards of services” provided at the Galway where hospital where Savita died last month following a miscarriage.
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The board of the health watchdog meets today to consider a request to hold a statutory investigation into the woman’s death at a Galway hospital last month.
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# hiqa - Thursday 22 November, 2012
The health watchdog has been requested by the HSE to examine the controversial death.
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The health watchdog has sought assurances about the safety of maternity care at the Galway hospital where Savita Halappanavar died last month.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
The authority said the guide is aimed at helping front line healthcare staff ensure patient information is of the highest quality possible.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
The Authority is looking for feedback for standards to be adopted by care centres providing residential services to people with disabilities.
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# hiqa - Thursday 11 October, 2012
The report said there has been no outcome from a complaint to the Garda Ombudsman and there was “little external advocacy and intervention” on behalf of the young person involved.
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# hiqa - Thursday 13 September, 2012
HIQA issues document for health and social care workers to try to prevent privacy of patient data being breached.
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# hiqa - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Inspections have revealed concerns over bathing residents and food portions, as well as serious levels of understaffing.
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# hiqa - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
The charity, which supports older people, made the comments following the taking over of a private Galway nursing home by the HSE.
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# hiqa - Monday 20 August, 2012
Owen Riff nursing home in Oughterard, Galway has been taken over by the HSE after an unannounced inspection by HIQA.
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# hiqa - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
The Taoiseach said the 27 point plan sets out clearly what exactly is expected of HSE managers and social workers when working within child protection services.
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# hiqa - Monday 11 June, 2012
After last month’s damning report, the Department of Health has announced an expert group to oversee change.
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# hiqa - Sunday 3 June, 2012
An unannounced inspection in February found a number of areas in which previous recommendations were not met.
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# hiqa - Monday 28 May, 2012
If Tallaght can change procedures within three days to cut waiting times, the IAEM says, so can other hospitals.
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# hiqa - Thursday 24 May, 2012
More children known to child protection services have died so far this year than in the whole of last year.
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# hiqa - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Health watchdog HIQA found that over 80 per cent of patients in the emergency department were kept on a corridor and had to wait around 13 hours for a bed.
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