Infection control and prevention in five acute hospitals is being affected by overcrowding. Of the five, maintenance and infrastructural deficits in three hospitals had not been addressed since the last inspection. Those hospitals were Croom in Limerick, Nenagh Hospital and Sligo University Hospital. It says Croom and Nenagh also had no one designated as the lead or coordinator for decontamination. However Hiqa does say all five hospitals have leadership, governance and management arrangements for infection prevention and controls were in place.

Source: Irish Examiner November 16, 2019 15:45 UTC