After building up years of public trust, what’s gone wrong at Hiqa?
When asked in February 2022 about why it wouldn’t initiate any statutory investigation into nursing homes, Hiqa said its statutory investigations 'do not carry any enforceable sanctions' and therefore 'could not be guaranteed to achieve improvements for resident care'. File picture
To read Hiqa’s media statements during covid was to read measured reassurance from a health watch dog doing its job to the best of its ability in difficult circumstances.
The reassuring tone was similar to the early days of its inception in July 2006 when its stated aim was to “ensure delivery of high-quality services based on evidence-supported best practice”.
