Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH)

11/05/2016

Thank YOU to all of the NURSES out there! - xx It's National Nurses Week! - xx

03/05/2016

Is completely unacceptable that's this report is not going to be published.

The Health Service Executive has confirmed it will not be in a position to publish details of the sanctions, if any, imposed on staff at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise as a result of failures at the hospital's maternity unit.

02/04/2016

26/03/2016

Mental health services in Ireland are completely under funded. There is a lack of options available for people to access.

A 13-year-old girl, who has twice attempted su***de, has been kept on a medical ward at Wexford General Hospital for the past seven weeks because nowhere more appropriate for her care c

11/03/2016

The HSE activated its Escalation Policy at Tullamore again today

08/03/2016

Introduction Irish healthcare has undergone extensive change recently with spending cuts and a focus on quality initiatives; however, little is known about adverse event occurrence.

05/03/2016

Doctors opposed to the proposed site of the new National Children’s Hospital (NCH) have called for evidence on how co-location with St James’s...

01/03/2016

I will be off FB for a while but back as soon as possible, keep sending us your thoughts and c experiences.

20/02/2016

Karen McCabe (46) suffered blood clot after undergoing procedure to remove varicose veins

10/02/2016

Members of the public are being warned that the A&E department at University Hospital Galway is under considerable pressure this evening.

08/02/2016

Caoilte O Broin developed mental health difficulties and started to abuse alcohol. his family were told
“Nothing could be done to help Caoilte, because he drank heavily”
Caoilte had what health care professionals call a “dual diagnosis”.
Caoilte’s family went on social media looking for help for Caoilte. Sadly that help never arrived and Caoilte died on 2nd of January 2016.
We are very grateful to the O Broin family for allowing us to share their story. They are truly inspirational and brave people who wish to prevent other families suffering the way they have.
The O Broin’s are holding a candlelight vigil outside the Dail on Thursday feb 11th at 7pm and would like you to join them.
They will appear on the Late Late shown on Friday the 19th of February.

Caoilte O Broin story, media reports, this could be "anyone's Brother" , how you can help

07/02/2016

Accountability, honesty, transparency not promotion out of the area they failed. The staff are protected but in order to deal with feedback the patient must be named. Anonymity for patients is essential to encourage more feedback from patients especially as they often cite fear of "rocking the boat" as the reason not to complain.

In early 2014, as she stood down after seven-and-a-half years as head of Hiqa, the health service watchdog, Dr Tracey Cooper's parting shot was: "We have not yet cracked accountabi