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PSNI urged to launch formal probe into work of neurologist Dr Michael Watt

Police have been urged to launch a formal investigation after an expert review found “significant failures” in the treatment of patients under the care of neurologist Dr Michael Watt. The son of a patient misdiagnosed by Dr Watt said the review, ...

30 Nov 2022 at 13:39

Northern Ireland

Hospital ED operating beyond capacity and core purpose, report finds

The emergency department (ED) at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast will continue to operate beyond capacity and purpose without reform, an inspection report has warned. The Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) has published a ...

26 Jul 2023 at 11:34

Northern Ireland

Hospital discharge delays affecting patients seeking urgent treatment – report

Delays in hospital discharges are leading to new patients not being able to access treatment urgently, a watchdog report has said. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) said that workforce challenges dominated all the ...

17 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Review of patients of Dr Michael Watt finds ‘significant failures’ in care

An expert review of the clinical records of 44 deceased patients who had been under the care of neurologist Dr Michael Watt has found there were “significant failures” in their treatment and care. Dr Watt, a former Belfast Health and ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:10

Local News

Residents of Derry care home have to be moved out because of 'concerns' over its water quality

Residents of a Derry care home are having to be moved because of 'concerns' over its water quality. The issue at Greenhaw Lodge Care Home emerged this week following an inspection of the home by the watchdog body, the Regulation and ...

23 Sept 2020 at 20:22

Derry News

Care home ordered to close for second time in a year

A nursing home which cares for twenty-one residents from the Western Trust area has for the second time in a year been ordered to close by NI’s health watchdog. The privately-owned Valley Nursing Home in Clogher is geographically ...

06 Nov 2020 at 17:10

Derry News

Death of young man at Derry hospital led to discovery of multiple service 'failings'

Northern Ireland’s health watchdog found multiple ‘failings’ within the Western Trust’s adult mental health and disability services after a young man committed suicide, the Derry News has learned. At a Trust board meeting on ...

10 Aug 2020 at 11:46

Derry News

Department lifts RQIA COVID-19 inspection restrictions

The Department of Health has today lifted restrictions that were placed on the work of the RQIA because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The RQIA – Northern Ireland’s health and social care regulator – was directed by the ...

22 Jun 2020 at 18:25

Local News

Enforcement action taken against Derry care home after a series of ‘failings’ were uncovered by Northern Ireland’s health watchdog

Enforcement action has been taken against a care home in Derry after a string of ‘failings’ were uncovered by Northern Ireland’s health watchdog. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) carried out ...

03 Sept 2020 at 09:55

Derry News

Owen Mor care home reopens to new admissions

The under fire Owen Mor nursing home has reopened to new admissions following a string of unsatisfactory inspections dating back to May, the Derry News has learned. The privately owned care home based on the ...

25 Nov 2019 at 12:24

Covid-19

CORONAVIRUS LATEST: Health watchdog unable to confirm deaths in care homes

The health watchdog for NI has said it cannot provide information pertaining to coronavirus outbreaks or deaths in Derry care homes despite legislation stating that it should be notified. RQIA is the ...

16 Apr 2020 at 15:18

Derry News

Health watchdog challenged over 'missed opportunities' at Derry's Owen Mor care home

Local councillors have challenged health watchdog RQIA over missed opportunities to act on concerns raised about Owen Mor care centre in Derry. In November 2019, the nursing home reopened to new ...

21 Jan 2020 at 11:43

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