Concerns have been raised regarding an advertisement by the HSE for a Director of Nursing in Adult Safeguarding. The Irish Association of Social Workers is among those that have said the position ...

Safeguarding in the Health Service Executive is managed within the framework of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse; National Policy and Procedures. The National Independent Review ...

The healthcare watchdog has criticised poor governance and oversight of residential disability centres run by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Co Donegal, which a review found could fail to ...

Another serious safeguarding incident is "conceivable" if the HSE does not address governance and oversight issues at residential disability centres in Co Donegal, according to the healthcare watchdog ...

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Incident was revealed in a report after a failure to implement safeguarding measures Stock image Sinn Féin spokesperson on health David Cullinane, who expressed shock. Photo: Getty There have been ...

Alleged abuse accounted for the highest number of safeguarding concerns over the last two years relating to vulnerable adults in HSE or HSE-funded care services, a new report has revealed. Of the 119 ...

An external expert has been appointed to examine safeguarding issues within the HSE following the case of a nursing home resident who was sexually assaulted by a healthcare assistant. Jackie McIlroy, ...

Almost 500 vulnerable adults are awaiting assessment from the HSE's safeguarding and protection team, it has emerged. The HSE has confirmed a backlog across parts of Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow means ...