Share your views on draft National Standards for Home Support Services

Take part in our public consultation and help inform the development of draft National Standards for Home Support Services. These are the first ever national standards for home support services in Ireland and they aim to drive improvements in the provision of home support services, so that people have the best outcomes possible.

The consultation closes on Friday, 13 December at 5pm.

Consultation underway on draft guidelines for the justification of medical radiological procedures

Our public consultation on draft guidelines for the justification of medical radiological procedures on asymptomatic individuals is open until 5pm on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

These guidelines, when finalised, will apply to any person or organisation conducting medical radiological procedures, including individual professionals involved in providing medical radiological procedures in dental and medical settings.

Advice on shingles vaccine for adults published

We have found that although routine shingles vaccinations are safe and effective in reducing cases, their effectiveness diminishes over time.

HIQA conducted a health technology assessment (HTA) at the request of the Department of Health following a clinical recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.

Work for commencement of Patient Safety Act underway

We continue to prepare for the commencement of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023. We have been meeting with stakeholders to explain how our role will expand, and prepare them for new reporting requirements that will be required of them when the Act is commenced.

Launch of public consultation on adding the chickenpox vaccine to the childhood immunisation schedule

Work has commenced on a public consultation on a draft Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of adding the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine to the routine childhood immunisation schedule. 
We undertook this HTA following a request from the Department of Health and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). We want to hear the views of the Irish public on this draft report before it is finalised and we are inviting members of the public to provide feedback on the HTA until Monday, 29 May 2023.