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# HIQA inspections

HIQA: 'Not uncommon' for patients in EDs to wait 80 to 90 hours for an inpatient bed

Mayo University Hospital was so overcrowded that inspectors said patients were exposed to infection control risks.

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Dec 14th 2022, 2:00 PM

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# HIQA inspections

Watchdog finds that Tusla failed to alert gardaí to crimes against children in a timely manner

Neglect and sexual abuse were among the suspected crimes that Tusla was slow to report.

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Aug 14th 2019, 11:28 AM

# Superbug

Four Irish hospitals failed to properly screen patients for new superbug

A new report reveals that a number of hospitals failed to properly protect patients from the CPE superbug.

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Jul 11th 2019, 2:08 PM

# HIQA inspections

Children at Kildare residential centre told inspectors they 'don't always feel safe'

Some children were concerned about where they would live when they left the centre.

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Jan 10th 2019, 6:03 PM

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HSE 'consistently failing' to address problems at Áras Attracta care home

An RTÉ documentary revealed shocking abuse at the Mayo facility in 2014.

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Nov 29th 2017, 1:29 PM

# HIQA

Patients at risk at 'unclean' Waterford Regional Hospital by lack of hand washing

Waterford was not alone in criticism as HIQA also released reports for St Michael’s Hospital, Portiuncula Hospital, Louth County Hospital and Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan.

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Aug 16th 2013, 2:18 PM

# HIQA inspections

Maternity unit and patient equipment at Tipperary hospital are unclean

The Health Information and Quality Authority has carried out inspections on five hospitals with South Tipperary General Hospital coming in for particularly strong criticism.

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Jun 21st 2013, 11:30 AM