HIQA Issue 70 Newsletter: Independent Review Validates Nursing Home Regulation, Annual Report 2025 Published (hiqa.ie)

• Independent review by Forvis Mazars confirms HIQA nursing home regulatory process effective but recommends improvements in culture assessment and parent company accountability.
• Annual Report 2025 published, aligned with new Corporate Plan, highlighting impact of regulation and advice on national policy.
• Legal remit expanded: facility licensing, event investigation, and post-mortem regulations; preparations underway for EU Critical Entities Resilience Directive and NIS-2.
• Public consultations launched on disability standards and COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2027-28.
• Health technology assessments published on low-risk alcohol guidelines and shingles vaccination-dementia link.
• European Health Data Space implementation progressing with development of National Health Dataset Catalogue.

"HIQA's July 2026 newsletter announces an independent review by Forvis Mazars confirming the effectiveness of its nursing home regulatory process, while noting areas for improvement. It also details HIQA's Annual Report 2025, expansion of legal remit including licensing of facilities, and preparations for EU directives on critical entities and network security. Public consultations on disability standards and COVID-19 vaccination are underway."