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Review of ‘non-compliant’ staffing levels at Inishowen residential unit

Action is being taken to address two non-compliant findings following an inspection of the James Connolly Memorial residential unit in Carndonagh, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) ...

03 Oct 2022 at 19:55

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 ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:18

National News

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 ...

08 Apr 2025 at 14:13

Inishowen

‘Significant action’ at Carndonagh residential facility following inspection concerns

“Significant action” has been taken to improve the quality of care at a Carndonagh residential facility where concerns had previously been raised, an inspection report has said. The most recent inspection by the Health ...

15 Jan 2025 at 13:31

National News

‘Unprecedented strain’ on emergency departments not acceptable – minister

A minister has said that emergency departments (EDs) which are under “unprecedented strain” is not acceptable to the Government nor the HSE, admitting that it needs to do better. Minister for Public Expenditure ...

14 Dec 2022 at 14:40

Local News

HIQA notes long wait times in Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department

Long wait times in the emergency department and ongoing lengthy ambulance wait times were noted at Letterkenny University Hospital by inspectors. Inspectors from Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) ...

02 May 2024 at 13:36

National News

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 ...

15 Aug 2025 at 11:38

National News

Unannounced HIQA inspection reveals safety concerns at Irish hospital

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) said that staffing levels were insufficient to meet the needs of people attending the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick. It said this ...

17 Jun 2022 at 17:25

National News

Independent review of HSE disability services in Northwest sought by minister

Disability Minister Anne Rabbitte has said she is seeking an independent review into services provided by the Health Service Executive in the Northwest region. She said there is a pattern of failure to ...

15 Feb 2022 at 11:51

National News

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

The Taoiseach has pushed back against whether the Government was partly to blame for “a litany” of failures on the use of non-medical grade springs in child spinal surgeries. The fallout is continuing ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:38

National News

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 ...

08 Aug 2025 at 12:55

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