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Investigation report into child sexual abuse referrals against adults of concern

Pictured are Mary Dunnion, HIQA’s Director of Regulation; our CEO Phelim Quinn; and Paul Morgan, investigation Expert Advisory Group member, addressing the press conference launching the Report of the investigation into the management of allegations of child sexual abuse against adults of concern by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) upon the direction of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

We have published our investigation report into child sexual abuse referrals against adults of concern.

HIQA discusses healthcare licensing at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

The Chief Inspector of Social Services and our Director of Regulation Mary Dunnion (left); our CEO Phelim Quinn; and our Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Dr Máirín Ryan pictured attending the committee. Image: Houses of the Oireachtas

We attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 13 June to discuss the General Scheme of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill, where we endorsed stronger measures to protect the public using our hospitals.

News from our older people’s team

Our Older Persons’ Team has completed 254 inspections of nursing homes across Ireland so far this year, meaning we have inspected almost half of nursing homes (44%) in the country.

Nursing homes update

Children’s Team news update

Our Children’s Team has completed its the final inspection focusing on foster care, which it has been carrying out across the Child and Family Agency’s (Tulsa’s) 17 service areas.

Children's Team news

New review of HIQA regulation of health and social care services

We have published a review of our regulation of health and social care services, identifying areas of good practice and improvement, as well as the key challenges in providing care to some of Ireland’s most at-risk population.

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Review of how we develop national standards and guidance for health and social care services

HIQA’s Standards Team is currently reviewing its methodology for developing national standards and guidance for health and social care services in Ireland.

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Photocall — MHC and HIQA safeguarding seminar

Pictured at the National Safeguarding Seminar in May were, left to right: Rosemary Smyth, Interim Chief Executive of the Mental Health Commission, our CEO Phelim Quinn and Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chairperson of the National Safeguarding Committee

National Standards for Adult Safeguarding

Pictured at the Safeguarding Seminar were conference speakers with the Chairpersons and CEOs of HIQA and the MHC, along with our Director of Health Information and Standards Rachel Flynn and Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chairperson of the National Safeguarding Committee.

HIQA and the Mental Health Commission held a seminar in May on ‘Adult Safeguarding: Promoting Rights, Health and Wellbeing’.

Latest HIQA Annual Report published

We have published our Annual Report for 2017.

Annual Report 2017

Message from our CEO

Welcome to the latest issue of HIQA News. Throughout 2018, we will be developing an ambitious Corporate Plan for the period 2019–2021. This plan will build on our work over the past 10 years, ensuring that we continue to make a positive and tangible impact for people using services.