Introduction On the 13th November 2019, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and Safeguarding Ireland published the Guidance on a Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social…

Introduction On the 4th December 2019, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Mental Health Commission (MHC) published the National Standards for Adult Safeguarding 2019. Through…

Introduction We know that all healthcare can be regarded as high risk care. However, home care presents additional challenges as there is a potential risk to human rights…

Introduction HCI has completed a review of seventeen randomly selected HIQA Inspection Reports of Designated Centres for Older People. All inspections were completed during March 2019 to June…

Introduction A national survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial medication use in long-term care facilities in 2016 found that at any point in time about 1 in 25…

Introduction At present there are no regulations governing the homecare sector, but we know from the Sláinetecare Implementation Strategy that statutory licensing is coming. The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy…

Introduction This report by HCI highlights the trends in inspection findings, those being ‘Compliant’ and ‘Not Compliant’ as detailed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in…

Introduction The Health Service Executive (HSE) and Health Protection Surveillance Centre published ‘Guidance relating to Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) for Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People’ to provide…

Are you aware that the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) will be conducting thematic inspections of restrictive practices in residential homes across Ireland this year? Is your…

Is your residential home prepared for a HIQA thematic inspection of restrictive practices? If you are not sure, then read below for an insight on the practical application…