Hiqa to publish report on portlaoise hospital

The Health Information and Quality Authority(HIQA) will publish its patient safety investigation report into services at Portlaoise Hospital tomorrow.  

HIQA has announced its intention to publish the report of its investigation into the governance and assurance arrangements that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has in place to ensure the safety, quality and standards of services provided to patients in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.

The statutory HIQA investigation, announced by the Authority on March 6, 2014, has been carried out in line with the Authority’s published Terms of Reference in order to make recommendations to improve the safety, quality and standards of services provided by the HSE.