Our Health Technology Assessment team has created a range of evidence-based reports to inform decision-making, health service planning and policy formation around COVID-19.

If you are focused, motivated and seeking a change in your career, then have a look at our recruitment opportunities.

HIQA is committed to safeguarding people in all areas of its work.

The Chief Inspector of Social Services, as part of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), is responsible for the registration of Special Care units.

Where possible, please use the online portal system to submit your form. Alternatively you may email the editable PDF form to radiationprotection@hiqa.ie

The purpose of a thematic programme is to drive quality improvement for people with a disability living in residential services.

The purpose of a thematic programme is to drive quality improvement for older people living in residential services.

The children’s team inspects and monitors statutory Children’s Residential Centres (CRC), statutory and private Foster Care Services (Foster), Special Care Units (SCU), and Oberstown Children Detention Campus.

The Chief Inspector of Social Services, as part of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), is responsible for the registration of designated centres for people with disabilities.

We monitor and inspect residential services for people with disabilities to ensure that they provide residents with an appropriate standard and quality of service.

Through our monitoring programmes, we aim to provide assurances to the public that services are implementing and meeting national standards and relevant regulations, and are making quality and safety improvements that safeguard children.