Mixed reports for Sligo following latest HIQA inspections
HIQA’s latest reports on 30 residential and care units include four in County Sligo. The inspections were carried out in September and October 2023. Pinegrove, Rosenheim, Harmony and Lakelodge Community Group Home were the four homes examined by HIQA in the latest round of inspections. Of those four, Rosenheim and…
Only one breach found across North West in latest HIQA report
A number of designated care centres across the region have passed HIQA’s latest inspections. In total, only one breach was found in the latest report, which was published today. The report included 13 care centres for people with disabilities from the North West. The only care centre to have had…
HIQA find centre in Sligo in breach of standards
Abbey View Residences in Chapel Hill has been found to be non-compliant in three regulations in the Health Information and Quality Authority’s (HIQA) latest inspection reports. The inspection took place in April, and it’s understood that efforts have since been made to address the shortcomings identified. Abbey View Residences has…
Community Home in Carrick on Shannon in breach of numerous regulations
Sunbeam Lodge Community Group Home in Carrick on Shannon was found to be in breach of up to nine regulations, according to the latest report by HIQA. The inspection, which was unannounced, was carried on February 8th of this year, and was one of 29 inspections carried out around the…
Sligo community hospital found in breach of HIQA regulations
According to the latest HIQA report, inspections were carried out in 50 residential and nursing homes around the country. Among them was St John’s Community Hospital in Ballytivnan, Co. Sligo, who were found to be non-compliant in seven regulations. Among the breaches in compliance in St John’s were issues with…
HIQA report states that Letterkenny University Hospital must address clinical governance and medical staffing levels
HIQA report has found that Letterkenny University Hospital must address clinical governance and medical staffing levels at the hospital’s Emergency Department. Inspections carried out at the hospital in November and December 2022, the Emergency Department was noted to be overcrowded. The report has found the hospital was…
HIQA identifies improvements needed at Letterkenny University Hospital
A HIQA report has found that Letterkenny University Hospital must address clinical governance and medical staffing levels at the hospital’s Emergency Department. In inspections carried out at the hospital in November and December 2022, the Emergency Department was noted to be overcrowded. The report has found the hospital was meeting…