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Women’s health must be a priority for health services says Donegal TD

Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has welcomed the review of Governance arrangements for gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital. “We need to make sure that women’s health is a priority in all of our health services because ...

15 Apr 2021 at 17:00

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HIQA to review gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has announced that it is to carry out a review of governance arrangements for gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital. The review, which commences today, aims to ensure the Health ...

07 Apr 2021 at 10:11

National News

Report finds use of springs in child surgeries ‘wrong’

A surgeon told a review team that the use of non-medical grade springs in child spine surgeries was “bespoke and experimental”, according to a report by the health watchdog that determined their use was “wrong”. The Health Information and Quality ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:18

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Children’s Health Ireland chairman steps down after spring implants report

The chairman of the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has stepped down following the publication of a “devastating” report into the use of springs in child spinal surgery. It comes after the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) ...

08 Apr 2025 at 14:13

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Disability centre residents say ‘bank cards kept in safe by staff’

A number of residents of disability centres said their bank cards were kept in a safe by staff and they had to ask to access their own money, the health watchdog has reported. In a report published by the Health Information and Quality ...

08 Aug 2025 at 12:55

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Sleeping arrangements for IPAS residents affects ‘dignity and privacy’ – report

The sleeping arrangements for residents living at an International Protection facility is impacting upon their dignity and privacy and has the potential to lead to accumulative harm to children, a report has found. The Health ...

15 Aug 2025 at 11:38

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Two-year wait for OT assessment at Finn Valley residential care centre

The Heath Service Executive (HSE) says it is trying to recruit an occupational therapist for disability services after the inspection of a Finn Valley residential centre found one resident was waiting for occupational ...

14 Nov 2024 at 16:17

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Ambulance cover is at critical level in some parts of the county

Urgent action was needed to address the huge deterioration ambulance turnaround times over the past two years, according to leas Cheann Comhairle, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher. His comments come following ...

26 Nov 2019 at 13:43

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'Residents supported in news reading, bingo and chair exercises' - Ballyconnell care facility receives full compliance judgement in HIQA report

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published 50 inspection reports on residential centres for older people. Inspections were carried out between February 2024 and August 2024. The ...

11 Oct 2024 at 13:39

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