Press Releases 2013

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today published National Standards for residential services for children and adults with disabilities. These Standards outline to providers what they must do to ensure safe and effective care is provided to people living in, or using, residential and residential respite services.

The Health Information and Quality Authority has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly of Brian McEnery as the Authority’s new Board Chairperson.

The Health Information and Quality Authority has today (18 April 2013) published the results of its health technology assessment (HTA) on the monitoring of women aged less than 50 years of age who are at a higher risk of breast cancer due to a genetic predisposition or a strong family history.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Corporate Plan 2013-2015, which will outline the direction and focus of the organisation for the next three years.

HIQA announces consultation on draft national standard

HIQA has published for consultation a draft national standard on how to collect accurate information about who you are, for use in delivering health and social care.

New hygiene and infection prevention inspection reports published today by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have found that poor hand-washing practice in many Irish hospitals is potentially putting patients at risk of acquiring a Healthcare Associated Infection. The Authority also found wide variations in regard to hospital cleanliness.