National Overview Report of Special Care Services Provided by the Health Service Executive: December 2010

This report provides a national overview of the Health Service Executive (HSE) special care services in Ireland. This follows coordinated and simultaneous inspections by the Health Information and Quality Authority (the Authority) of all three Special Care Units in Ireland which form the national special care service.

The Authority has identified common themes from the inspections, which were undertaken in 2010, and makes national recommendations to the HSE about the provision of these services. Between March and October 2010, the Authority inspected the special care services at Coovagh House in HSE West, Gleann Alainn in HSE South, and Ballydowd in HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster.

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