HIQA - Delivering for you

Setting Standards in Health & Social Services

Developing the quality and safety standards, based on evidence and best international practice, for health and social care services (except mental health services) in Ireland.

Setting Standards

Monitoring Health Care Quality

Monitoring standards of quality and safety in our health services, implementing continuous quality assurance programmes.

Monitoring Health Care Quality

Social Services Inspectorate

Registration and inspection of residential homes for children, older people and people with disabilities. Monitoring of foster care services, day and pre-school facilities and inspecting children's detention centres.

Social Services

Health Technology Assessment

Ensuring the best outcome for the service user by evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics techniques and health promotion activities.

Health Technology Assessment

Health Information

Publishing information on Ireland's health and social care services; advising on the collection and sharing of information across the services and on the implementation of information technologies.

Health Information

Healthcare Guidance on Key Performance Indicators

Front cover of the Guidance on Developing Key Performance Indicators and Minimum Data Sets to Monitor Healthcare Quality

The Health Information and Quality Authority has published guidance for healthcare providers on how to improve the quality of the service being delivered to patients using key performance indicators (KPIs).



Professor Jane Grimson, HIQA, said: “ Assessing service quality is critical – unless we actually measure it, we cannot determine if improvements are being made.”

Guidance on Developing KPIs and Minimum Data Sets to Monitor Healthcare Quality | Read the press release


Investigation into Mallow General Hospital announced

HIQA announced that it is to undertake an investigation into the quality and safety of services and supporting arrangements provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) at Mallow General Hospital.

Terms of Reference | Read the press release


HTAi conference: Maximising the Value of HTA 6th-9th June, Dublin, Ireland. Click to find out more

'Health Catalogue'

The catalogue will increase awareness about the purpose and content of health information sources and how the data can be accessed. The catalogue will also identify any gaps or inconsistencies in health information.

Health Catalogue | Read the press release



Nursing home Inspection reports