Listening to the voice of residents living in services for people with disabilities is particularly important so that we can amplify what matters to them in terms of their lived experience both in residential and community based settings. This was highlighted in June with the publication of our Residents Forums Reports 2022 – 2023 and when a group of residents took some time to come and visit our office.
Alongside our colleagues in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we have published a new report assessing the radiation exposure received from medical exposures, our diet and environmental exposures.
The Ionising Radiation – National Dose Report assessed the average radiation doses received by the Irish population.
The assessment, carried out jointly by HIQA and the EPA, found the average dose remains similar to that found a decade ago in a 2014 report.
A public consultation on our draft health technology assessment on the use of an enhanced inactivated influenza vaccine in those aged 65 years and older, is open for submissions until 5pm on 11 July.
The National Inpatient Experience Survey is well underway across the country and we are encouraging those who are eligible to take part to do so before the survey closes on 31 July. This nationwide survey is taking place in all public acute hospitals in Ireland and it offers patients the opportunity to share their recent experiences in hospital to help us to improve hospital care.
We have published a review of universal ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants in Ireland.
Over the past two months, we have been raising awareness of the importance of infection prevention and control in nursing homes.
Good infection prevention and control practices and antimicrobial stewardship are essential in all health and social care settings to prevent healthcare-associated infections and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
We have begun a study looking at the value of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men. This health technology assessment will serve as advice to the National Screening Advisory Committee to inform its recommendation to the Minister for Health on whether to introduce a screening programme for men in Ireland.
Welcome to our April newsletter.
During 2023, significant work was undertaken to prepare for the monitoring of International Protection Accommodation Service centres. This month, we published the first of our reports into these centres. The reports showed varying levels of compliance, and we saw some evidence of good compliance against standards in specific centres. The reports also highlighted significant areas for improvement by a number of service providers to ensure that their centres meet the standards consistently.
The first inspection reports on International Protection Accommodation Service centres were published in April, outlining the levels of compliance with the national standards in four centres around the country.
The results of Ireland’s first National End of Life Survey show that the majority of participants believed that the care their loved ones or friends received in the last days and months of their life was ‘very good’.
Over 4,500 bereaved family members and friends took part in the survey.
