This slide deck has been developed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to provide a teaching resource on the development of evidence-based national standards for health and social care services in Ireland.

This slide deck has been developed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to provide a teaching resource on the development of evidence-based national standards for health and social care services in Ireland.

The Lexicon for Social Care is an initiative by HIQA’s Chief Inspector of Social Service. The Lexicon provides a list of commonly-used words relevant to social care, along with a definition.

The guidelines provide up to date and accurate information about vaccines and immunisation for healthcare professionals.

The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 helps to inform the public about who is lobbying, and what they are lobbying about.

We monitor the quality of International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres in Ireland by inspecting permanent IPAS centres against the national standards.

HIQA's Board was established on 15 May 2007. It comprises a Chairperson and non-executive directors. We routinely publish the Board's meeting minutes.

As a registered provider or person in charge of a special care unit, you are legally required to notify us within certain time frames about certain incidents, events or changes within your centre.

HIQA is legally responsible for the monitoring, inspection and registration of all special care units for children in Ireland.

Where a health services provider is satisfied that a notifiable incident under the Patient Safety Act has occurred in the course of the provision of a health service to a patient, it shall notify HIQA or the Chief Inspector of Social Services.