Alarm at care homes with Covid outbreaks being asked to admit new residents
Hiqa tells Minister it is ‘extremely concerned’ at requests while nursing homes in outbreak
Four in five nursing homes reported at least one Covid case in 2020 – regulator
Hiqa says number of unexpected deaths more than doubled to 1,833 during 2020
Hiqa’s powers of enforcement are ‘blunt instrument’, Oireachtas committee told
Longer-term review of nursing home regulation to commence in 2022
Coronavirus underscores ‘need for reform’ of regulatory system
Health watchdog to tell Oireachtas group old ways of doing things no longer acceptable
Regulator told HSE a month ago that nursing homes were not being supported
Hiqa raised concerns in October that care homes were having serious staffing issues
Watchdog concerned about HSE support for nursing homes
Letters reveal tensions between Hiqa and HSE over care homes’ Covid-19 assistance
HSE early support to nursing homes ‘reactive and piecemeal’ – State watchdog
Emails show regulator criticised HSE’s response to ‘deteriorating situation’ in April
Coronavirus: Hiqa says it needs extra powers to regulate nursing homes
Watchdog says it has been ‘highlighting deficits’ with Department of Health since 2013
No national clinical oversight of care being delivered to those in nursing homes, watchdog to tell TDs
Hiqa to raise concerns about care oversight shortcomings for some of State’s most vulnerable citizens
One in five inspected nursing homes ignored infection control rules in 2018
Health watchdog queried on ‘unacceptable’ non-compliance prior to Covid-19 pandemic
HSE told nursing homes regulator it could not supply requested PPE
Hiqa chief inspector sought ‘priority’ supply for homes from HSE chief on April 8th
Nursing home residents: ‘If they don’t die of Covid they’re going to die of loneliness’
HIQA says ‘conversation needs to start’ about reopening nursing homes safely to visitors
Who are the NPHET members overseeing Ireland’s response to Covid-19?
Team of medical experts and health service chiefs have been advising Government on navigating crisis
Record 108,364 people stuck on a hospital trolley so far this year
INMO seeking formal intervention by Health Information and Quality Authority
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