This podcast is a recording of a webinar held by Oonagh Gilvarry, Chief Research Officer at HCI. Oonagh presents a summary of the HIQA Inspection Findings in Nursing Homes from November 2023 to January 2024. The key high risk areas trending in the inspection findings are around Fire Precautions, Governance and Management, Records, Premises, Infection Control and Training and Staff Development ..read more

This podcast is a recording of a webinar held by Oonagh Gilvarry, Chief Research Officer at HCI. To support International Protection Accommodation Services, HCI held a webinar to discuss HIQA's newly released documentation in relation to the monitoring and inspection of IPAS services. In this discussion, IPAS providers gain an understanding of these key documents and HIQA's approach as they embark on the monitoring of the sector ..read more

In June of this year, the UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman released a report summarizing their findings of their review of 22 patient safety incidents that were identified as avoidable deaths, with the aim of highlighting failings in systems and, support learning from the analysis. The report identified repeated broad themes of clinical failings leading to these deaths and also several factors that contributed to compounded harm experienced by the families of these patients following the deaths of their loved ones. This podcast is a recording of a webinar, presented by Oonagh Gilv ..read more

Oonagh Gilvarry, Chief Technical Officer at HCI, presents a summary of the HIQA Inspection Findings in Nursing Homes from March 2022 to May 2022. Oonagh's presentation is based on the findings summarised in HCI's latest Report the "Summary of HIQA Inspection Findings in Designated Centres for Older People". The key high risk areas trending in the inspection findings are around Governance and Management, Fire Precautions, Infection Control, Residents' Rights, Staffing and Records ..read more

This podcast is a recording of a webinar hosted by HCI and presented by Oonagh Gilvarry, Chief Technical Officer at HCI. Within this webinar, we discuss the use of a Gap Analysis as a process to kick start realistic internal assessment of services against the Draft Regulations for Providers of Home Support Services. The webinar looks at the 6 defined stages of gap analysis to ensure a comprehensive approach that will ensure the outcome provides a valuable roadmap to, not only achieving compliance, but driving continuous improvement in the quality and safety of the service provided. For more in ..read more

In this podcast we are joined by Janine Higgins, Director of Quality Information Systems at HCI and Clare Harney, Director of Digital Development at HCI. In the podcast we discuss digital transformation in healthcare and how HCI is working with clients to support them in succeeding in their digital transformation journey ..read more

This podcast is a recording of a webinar presented by Clare Harney, Director of Digital Development at HCI. In Clare's presentation she discusses the importance of process mapping as a first step to digital transformation. She looks at healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS), mapping and improving a process in a CAS and how to find inefficiency, risk and bottlenecks in current processes. For further information contact HCI at info@hci.care ..read more

Given Slaintecare's focus of moving the delivering care out of the acute setting and into the community where possible, there is now a need for Community Healthcare Organisations (CHOs) to examine their processes to look for opportunities to become more efficient. In this webinar, Clare Harney, Director of Digital Development at HCI, discusses what this change means for CHOs going forward and how Digital Health Transformation can help streamline processes across remote sites. The webinar covers: • Slaintecare and the shifting of care out of hospitals into the community where possible – what th ..read more

This podcast is a recording of a webinar presented by Lisa McGrane, Best Practice Specialist at HCI. In this webinar, Lisa discusses the findings of HCI’s latest Summary of HIQA Inspection Findings in Nursing Homes during May to July 2023. Among the high risk areas trending include Governance and Management, Policies and Procedures, Staffing, Training and Staff Development, Records, Protection, Residents Rights, Premises and Fire Precautions. For more information contact HCI at info@hci.care ..read more

This podcast is a recording of a webinar, presented by Oonagh Gilvarry, Chief Research Officer at HCI. The provision of any form of health and social care is challenging due to the level of complexity involved with the service provision, but with the average age of many congregations increasing, assuring the quality and safety of the care provided to older members of Missionaries and Religious Orders is a priority. A comprehensive, robust governance and management framework is central to the provision of an effective service to ensure that service provides person centred care and strive to dri ..read more