PRINGLE expresses doubts over whether HSE are competent to address management failures Hiqa identified. Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, said he has his doubts whether the HSE are competent to address failures of management that Hiqa identified in a report on disability services. The deputy was responding to a report from the Health Information […]
LUH: Thousands of incidents not properly logged
STAFFING issues at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) led to thousands of incidents not being properly logged for months, the Donegal News has learned. The issue came to light when members of staff alerted the Health and Information Quality Authority (HIQA) which is now monitoring the situation through inspection. The HSE describes an incident as “an […]
Stranorlar HIQA report has reawakened family’s fears
The release of the HIQA report into Ard Gréine, Stranorlar, has ‘reawakened’ the time old fears about safety and care for one Donegal family.
More details emerge of closure of care centre
A CARE centre for vulnerable children in Letterkenny was closed “within 24 hours” of a damning Hiqa report last month, it has emerged.
Concern over closure of children’s care unit
THE closure of a children and young people’s residential unit in Letterkenny in recent days has been described as ‘extremely concerning’.
Plan to clean up Letterkenny hospital outlined
LETTERKENNY University Hospital (LUH) has undertaken a ‘robust’ review of cleaning practices at the hospital, following a damning report by HIQA
Measures taken at LGH to address damning HIQA report
SINN Féin Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty has given a cautious welcome to the action taken by Management at LGH to address HIQA findings.
Hospital gets six weeks to produce quality improvement plan
LETTERKENNY General Hospital has been given six weeks to develop a quality improvement plan (QIP).