Inspectors from the State’s healthcare watchdog have reported a residential centre for people with disabilities in southwest Dublin to the national safeguarding office over suspected neglect of ...

A DISABILITY centre in Dublin has been reported to safeguarding chiefs accused of the neglect of residents. The Health Information and Quality Authority slammed the conditions in the home run by St ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has identified issues at a number of Health Service Executive run disability services in the northwest according to its latest inspection reports.

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HIQA has found safeguarding issues at a number of disability centres run by the Brothers of Charity Services in Limerick. In an inspection report, HIQA has said it was not informed that residents in ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) was provided with the names of victims of sexual abuse at a HSE-run disability centre in Co Donegal in 2016, more than two years before families ...

The St Vincent’s Centre was home to 39 women at the time of the inspection by Hiqa, the health watchdog, last April. There were major problems in a number of areas, not least over fire safety, and ...

An unannounced HIQA inspection praised care at Saol Beo in Manorhamilton, but also found safeguarding issues that must be ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has warned of deterioration across disability centres in complying with standards linked to the ongoing impact of the covid-19 pandemic. One ...

The incidents happened in 2016, 2017 and 2021, but Hiqa was not notified until late 2021 Hiqa has written to the HSE regarding the serious questions around the failures of this latest incident. File ...

One complaint alleged the 'sexual and physical abuse' of a resident at one of the centres Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter ...

Reports by Heath IQA following inspections at centres for a centre for adults with disabilities run by for by St John of God Community Services Ltd in Louth have highlighted a number of problems. One ...