In eight of the 10 services inspected, some degree of improvement was required to ensure service users were protected from the risk of harm associated with the delivery of healthcare services.

The audit was designed to check that planned surgery was clearly documented and consent was obtained and recorded for each procedure.

Caroline Kavanagh was 22 weeks pregnant with her second child, a baby boy, when she first presented at the Clonmel hospital's emergency department with chest pain.

There is a cross-trade union protest at Tipperary University Hospital.

HIQA made the findings when they conducted a risk-based announced inspection of CUH on 25th and 26th July 2023.

A letter of apology was read out in the High Court as Shay Crowe settled his action with a €300,000 interim payment for the next five years