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Mixed fortunes for Donegal community hospitals in latest HIQA inspection reports

Two community hospitals in Donegal are among 45 inspection reports on residential centres for older people published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA. Lifford Community Hospital An unannounced inspection took place at Lifford ...

03 Sept 2021 at 12:02

Local News

Community hospital in Donegal had peeling plaster, mould and one ward was ‘a dark and depressing environment’

A community hospital in Donegal had plaster peeling off walls, severe damp and one ward was described as ‘a dark and depressing environment’ The report which followed an unannounced HIQA inspection at Lifford Community Hospital on July 8 shows ...

03 Sept 2021 at 13:23

National News

Substantial evidence of 'non compliance' highlighted in nursing home report

The latest nursing home inspection reports by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have highlighted inadequate fire safety procedures, staff shortages and poor condition of premises'. Evidence of non-compliance was found in 32 ...

11 Oct 2021 at 16:30

Donegal Life

New report on 'heel prick test' for babies

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published a report on approaches for considering the expansion of newborn bloodspot screening programmes. This report was provided to the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) ...

02 Jul 2021 at 15:09

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Good news for south Donegal patients as HIQA praises Sligo University Hospital

Sligo University Hospital has been praised for good practice in relation to medication safety by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). The first inspection reports by HIQA on medication safety in public acute hospitals found ...

27 Feb 2017 at 17:40

National News

Sinn Féin TD says new HIQA report is a 'wake up call'

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health David Cullinane has said that the Health Information and Quality Authority's (HIQA) position paper The Need to Reform Ireland’s National Health Information System, published today, is a wake-up call. ...

26 Oct 2021 at 15:39

Letterkenny/Milford MD

'Immediate' work needed to address staffing at Letterkenny hospital

Immediate action is required to address medical staffing levels at Letterkenny University Hospital. Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) carried out two inspections at the hospital in November. Although the hospital was ...

25 Apr 2023 at 10:57

Local News

Donegal people asked to help make Hepatitis C a rare disease before 2030

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has commenced a public consultation on a draft Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of offering once-off testing for the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) to people in Ireland born between ...

16 Mar 2021 at 14:45

Local News

HIQA highlights need for regulatory reform of health and social care services

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is calling for reform to health and social care regulations. The report summarises HIQA’s experience of regulating social care services over the past 12 years and outlines the ...

15 Feb 2021 at 12:23

Local News

‘Good quality of life’ at Buncrana Community Hospital - HIQA report

HIQA’s unannounced inspection of Buncrana found the facility to be compliant in all areas. The inspection of the HSE-owned centre at Maginn Avenue, Buncrana took place on December 5, 2023, with the findings published on March ...

21 Mar 2024 at 17:02

Donegal Life

HIQA publishes reports into two Donegal nursing homes

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published 2 inspection reports on residential centres for older people in Donegal and has found that improvements are required in a number of areas. The two centres ...

16 Dec 2022 at 12:25

Local News

HIQA finds Milford nursing home committed to reducing restrictive practices

A Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) inspection at Milford’s Aras Uí Dhomhnaill Nursing Home found that facility to be compliant in terms of reducing or eliminating restrictive practices. The unannounced ...

16 Oct 2023 at 16:57

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