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Health Care Quality

The Hygiene Services Quality Review is the most comprehensive ever undertaken in Ireland. The unannounced visits, which were conducted by the Authority's assessors, focused on Corporate Management, Service Delivery and included interviews with staff, managers, patients and visitors. The Review sets a new benchmark for hospitals to aim for on behalf of their patients. Individual detailed reports have been provided to each hospital to inform them of areas of strength and areas for further improvement.

As the Independent Authority setting the highest standards and driving improvements and accountability across Ireland’s Health and Social Care Services, the Health Information and Quality Authority is adamant that patients should receive the uppermost standards in hospital hygiene and that the level of healthcare associated infections be addressed as a key priority.

National Report

Please click on link below to download National Report

National Report

Hospital Ratings


Individual Reports

Please select a hospital report from the list below -

Standards

Hospitals are accessed against international best practices standards for hygiene.  The Hygiene Services standards provide a framework within which identification of compliance levels can be determined and progression of continuous quality improvement initiatives can be monitored in participating organisations.

Please click on link to review these standards Hygiene Standards