The registered provider of The Martin Hospital, Queen Street, Portlaw, Co. Waterford has notified the Authority that it is not proceeding with an Appeal pursuant to Section 57 of the Health Act 2007.
The District Court, sitting at Dungarvan, County Waterford on 30 April 2012, heard the withdrawal of the appeals pursuant to Section 57 of the Health Act 2007 by the registered provider of St. Anne’s Nursing Home, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
Proposed new national standards for the protection and welfare of children are being launched for public consultation today by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
Providing a national Deep Brain Stimulation service will be the subject of a health technology assessment by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
On behalf of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), I would like to thank the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children for giving me the opportunity to discuss the overall work of the Authority, and I am joined today by Marty Whelan, our Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement.
A health technology assessment of robot-assisted keyhole surgery has concluded that while the benefits to patients in certain surgical procedures are evident, the cost of its introduction would be significant.
