Hand hygiene at University Hospital Galway is not what it should be, according to independent inspectors. HIQA (the Health Information and Quality Authority), following an unannounced...
Inspectors have raised the alarm about major non-compliance of regulations at a Galway residential centre for people with disabilities. Following an inspection of the city-based Cheshire...
Galway’s newest public nursing home has been praised by independent assessors following its inaugural inspection. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) found St Brendan’s Community...
Foster care services in Galway and Roscommon are not adequately staffed, which is having a negative impact on vulnerable children, according to new report. HIQA (Health...
A large amount of bird droppings discovered at a medical ward in Portiuncula suggests there is a serious pest control issue at the Ballinasloe hospital. During...
A nursing home in Connemara has been ordered to instigate a series of changes after inspectors identified several shortcomings, including some relating to inadequate staffing levels...
A second public relations company was engaged by the local health service to advise about the media fallout from the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar. The...
Children in Galway at risk of harm are not getting proper child protection and welfare services because of cutbacks to frontline resources such as social workers....
