Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
FOI Requests — 742 records (page 9 of 15)
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
The minutes of any board/governing authority/management committee meetings that took place in 2019.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Inspection reports for named disability centre for 2003 to 2013.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
For the period year 2019 to date: Correspondence between media/journalists with regard to unsolicited information submissions regarding nursing home care The outcome/determination of unsolicited information submissions to HIQA in years 2018 and 2019.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
I would like to request information on the number of complaints received about nursing home care in County Donegal in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. If possible I would also like to request a breakdown of who made the complaints - the resident, member of the public, staff etc., and also some information about the reasons for the complaints in these years.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Please send me full copies of HIQA inspections of the foster care service in Louth, or Louth/Meath, or a hyperlink to all the foster care inspections for Louth, or Louth/Meath, carried out to date, or at least in the last ten years.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request a copy of all complaints that HIQAHIQA received in relation to disability services last year.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
1. A copy of minutes between the chairman of Tusla and HIQA, between 1st October 2019 and 20th February 2020. 2. A copy of minutes between the chief executive of Tusla and HIQA, between 1st October 2019 and 20th February 2020. 3. Correspondence between the senior management of Tusla and the senior management of HIQA, between 1st November 2019 and 20th February 2020. 4. Correspondence between the chair or chief executive of HIQA, and the Minister for Children, or Department of Children secretary general, between 1st November 2019 and 20th February 2020.
- Received —Decided —RefusedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Unsolicited information received by HIQA in 2019 and 2020 for a named nursing home.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Records relating to changes to HIQA's inspection methodology in respect of hand hygiene practices in hospitals
- Received —Decided —Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Personal Request
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request a copy of all concerns that HIQA has received in relation to Oberstown Children's Detention Campus since January 1, 2019.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request a copy of all concerns that HIQA has received in relation to foster care since January 1, 2019.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Correspondence between HIQA and Tusla relating to voluntary consent and foster care placement.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of any submission/briefings/memos or other such review or overview documents prepared for senior management team and/or the board of HIQA relating to decision of 11 March to cease unannounced inspections during the COVID-19 crisis. This request to cover the period 1 March 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
All correspondence (including attached documents etc) regarding plans/measures (including infection control) to protect against the Coronavirus in nursing homes and residential centres, between Phelim Quinn (CEO of HIQA) and: • CMO • Secretary General of the Department of Health • Assistant Secretary Generals Department of Health • CEO of the HSE • Deputy CEO of the HSE From February 1st 2020 to the present
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the release of any concerns from members of the public or workers in nursing homes regarding the coronavirus/Covid-19 since January this year.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the release of any correspondence between the Authority and the HSE, as well as any minutes of meetings and/or meeting notes between HIQA and HSE officials, regarding the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic in nursing homes since January this year.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
A self-assessment tool (issued by HIQA) to Hospital Group CEOs on 8 April, in relation to IPC arrangements to manage COVID-19 and the returned self-assessments
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of any briefings/submissions/reports or other review/overview documents prepared for senior management or the board with regard to the high level of deaths in long term residential settings in Ireland. This request to cover the period 1 Apr 2020 to date of its receipt.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of any correspondence between Mary Dunnion, chief inspector of social services and director of regulation with the Health Information and Quality Authority, and Paul Reid, chief executive of the Health Service Executive, dated between February 1st, 2020 and May 1st, 2020 relating to the Covid-19 outbreak and nursing homes, residential care facilities and/or designated centres.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Correspondence and notes of calls received from six specified designated centres/ nursing homes in relation to COVID 19 (Mar -May 2020)
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
• A copy of all the data breaches (records of same, details, etc) that HIQA committed since January 1, 2019 • Information on whether either breach was reported to the Data Protection Commissioner • Information on what, if any, course of action was taken as a result of each breach
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of any correspondence from HSE chief operations officer Anne O’Connor - or any other HSE official - to Mary Dunnion, chief inspector of social services and director of regulation with the Health Information and Quality Authority, sent in response to Ms Dunnion’s letter of April 8th relating to Covid-19 and nursing homes.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
• Copy of all correspondence between Phelim Quinn, chief executive of HIQA, and the Health Minister/Department of Health Secretary, and Paul Reid, HSE director general from January 2020 - May 2020, in relation to Covid-19.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
• Copy of all correspondence between HIQA and Nursing Homes Ireland from January 2020 - May 2020, in relation to Covid-19
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
1. A copy of the Framework of Information on Designated Centres with attached appendices, which was submitted to the Department of Health by HIQA during the Covid pandemic. 2. All correspondence associated with the attached document between its submissions to date.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
The following information in respect of Mount Carmel Community Hospital in Churchtown, Dublin: 1. Confirmation of whether there any HIQA inspections of Mount Carmel Community Hospital, Churchtown, between 13 March 2020- 9 April 2020 and a copy of any inspection reports. 2. Numbers of staff/residents that contracted COVID or died between 13 March 2020- 9 April 2020. 3. Number of unsolicited complaints received by HIQA about Mount Carmel Community Hospital, between 13 March 2020- 9 April 2020.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Any material relating to submissions or correspondence from HIQA to the Department of Health and or the HSE, since February 2020 to present, relating to nursing homes assessed by HIQA to be of particular risk in relation to covid-19, plus any subsequent response and correspondence from the Department or HSE.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
A response from the HSE to HIQA following its analysis of infection control in hospitals, referred to on page 3 of the meeting minutes of the NPHET subgroup on acute hospital preparedness on 30 April
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Can you release the following under Freedom of Information: The list of names of nursing homes submitted by HIQA to the Department of Health and the HSE at the beginning of the pandemic which were of concern.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of all correspondence between the HIQA CEO and the Health Minister/Department of Health Secretary General/ HSE Director General from January to May 2020.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
A copy of all and any information kept by you, on computer or in manual form, being particularly all information and records involving: Nursing home notifications to HIQA in relation to suspected and confirmed cases of Covid-19 (relating to residents and staff) from March 2020 to May 2020 inclusive.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the release of any correspondence between Mary Dunnion and the Minister for Health, the minister's secretary, or the HSE's social care division, sent between 1 February and 1 May, regarding Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Correspondence between HIQA and the chief executive, or board of Sunbeam House Services, from 1st March to 25th May 2019.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Records of the number of concerns that HIQA has received in relation to Mayo University Hospital from March 2020 to May 2020.
- Received —Decided —GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
I would like to put in a request for the nursing home deaths recorded per day since the pandemic began. I don't require per county, names, the name of the facility, or any personal information. Just the total per day if that is possible. Even per week would be extremely helpful.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
• The number and detailed nature of concerns made to HIQA regarding nursing homes in Cork in the past 18 months. • The number and detailed nature of concerns made to HIQA regarding nursing homes in Carlow in the past 18 months. • The number of nursing homes in Carlow and Cork, respectively, that were inspected by HIQA in the past 18 months and the number that were found to be non-compliant in more than half of the criteria inspected on.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
All correspondence to include hard and soft copy letter and emails as sent from Dealgan House Nursing Home to HIQA in the period from 13/03/20 to 30/0/20 inclusive. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. All correspondence to include hard and soft copy letter and emails as sent from HIQA to Dealgan House Nursing Home to HIQA in the period from 13/03/20 to 30/05/2020 inclusive. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. Confirmation of date and time of all regulatory notifications from Dealgan House Nursing Home to HIQA in respect of notification of prescribed incidents, events or changes in the period from 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive. A copy of all notifications made by Dealgan House Nursing Home to HIQA in respect of notifiable incidents, event or changes in the period from 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive. All correspondence from HIQA to HSE CHO Area 8 crisis management team in the period form 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive with regard to Dealgan House Nursing Home. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. All correspondence from HSE CHO Area 8 crisis management team to HIQA in the period form 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive with regard to Dealgan House Nursing Home. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. All correspondence from HIQA to RCSI Hospital Group with regard to Dealgan House Nursing Home in the period form 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. All correspondence from RCSI Hospital Group to HIQA with regard to Dealgan House Nursing Home in the period form 13/03/2020 to 30/05/2020 inclusive. Please include any notes taken referencing telephone conversations/videoconference/physical meetings that may have occurred during this timeframe. Copy of update form Chairperson of HIQA to the Board of HIQA following meeting of Chairperson and one or two other members of the board of HIQA with members of executive management as outlined in minutes of Board meeting on 22 April 2020.
- Received —Decided —RefusedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Details of complaints made to HIQA relating to Covid-19 testing prior to discharge of patients from Cavan General Hospital. Also the source of complaint - whether hospital, family etc. [note: am not requesting identities of complainants] Action taken by HIQA relating to each of above complaints Correspondence including emails between HIQA and HSE and/or the RCSI in relation to outbreak of Covid-19 at Cavan General Hospital Any records held by HIQA relating to the cause of an outbreak of Covid-19 at Cavan General Hospital The number of infection prevention and control and decontamination incidents reported by the Cavan General Hospital from March 1 to date.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Nursing home query
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
The number of allegations of abuse notified to HIQA about nursing homes or institutions in Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan, in 2019 and to date in 2020? Details of the nature of the allegations of abuse, such as physical or emotional, peer-on-peer etc. notified to HIQA about nursing homes or institutions in Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan, in 2019 and to date in 2020? Details of the locations of allegations of abuse notified to HIQA about nursing homes or institutions in Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan, in 2019 and to date in 2020?
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Amended text: Correspondence between chief inspector Mary Dunnion and chief executive Phelim Quinn, on the topic of coronavirus in nursing homes, between 1 April and 20 April 2020
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the release of the number of complaints made about physical abuse, financial abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse of adults living in residential settings from 2015 to the present date. I am requesting this figure to be broken down by each type of abuse, as well as for each individual year from 2015 to 2020.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Amended request: Details of unsolicited concerns made to HIQA by phone or writing from the start of 2020 to date in relation to nursing homes for the elderly.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Records created on or after 1 April 2020, to the date of this request, 22 July 2020, relating to the application by the Health Information and Quality Authority to a District Court for the closure of a nursing/care home, or, in the alternative, (a) the name of the nursing/care home (b) the District Court where the application was addressed
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Amended text: Contemporaneous notes made by HIQA in respect of risk management meetings between HIQA and HSE (Jan - July 2020)
- Received —Decided —RefusedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Amended text: copies of correspondence between HIQA’s CEO and: • CEO of the HSE • Secretary General of the Dept. of Health Between 1 March 2020 – 23 July 2020 (to also receive copies of FOIR 019 and FOIR 38)
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
1. Details of all concerns made to HIQA relating to the care of elderly residents staying in Irish nursing homes made by staff, family members and residents. 2. It should include the amount of concerns and the reason for said concerns, eg, assaults, conditions, lack of food, etc
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request a copy of all complaints/concerns that HIQA has received about nursing homes so far this year.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnHealth Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Copies of the minutes of all board (or similar authority) meetings from January 2020 to June 2020