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30/01/2013
HIQA Report 'Highly Critical' Of Hospital Hygiene
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have published 14 hygiene and infection prevention reports.
The reports findings are highly critical of the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick, South Tipperary General in Clonmel, Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe and Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin.
An inspection of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin found that all clinical areas examined, with the exception of the Emergency Department, were generally unclean, the HIQA has said.
Inspectors also reported problems at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
HIQA says that poor hand-washing practice in many Irish hospitals is potentially putting patients at risk of acquiring a hospital infection.
It also says some immediate serious risks to patients were found, with Emergency Department patients being accommodated with patients with communicable diseases.
These are the first HIQA hospital hygiene inspection reports since 2010.
Inspectors will revisit the poorly performing hospitals within six months and other hospitals can expect inspections over the coming months.
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The reports findings are highly critical of the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick, South Tipperary General in Clonmel, Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe and Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin.
An inspection of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin found that all clinical areas examined, with the exception of the Emergency Department, were generally unclean, the HIQA has said.
Inspectors also reported problems at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
HIQA says that poor hand-washing practice in many Irish hospitals is potentially putting patients at risk of acquiring a hospital infection.
It also says some immediate serious risks to patients were found, with Emergency Department patients being accommodated with patients with communicable diseases.
These are the first HIQA hospital hygiene inspection reports since 2010.
Inspectors will revisit the poorly performing hospitals within six months and other hospitals can expect inspections over the coming months.
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