Ann Delany

Ann is a Regional Manager within the regulation directorate of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). She is a registered general nurse and midwife and has worked in the Irish healthcare system for over twenty five years. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Healthcare Management from Smurfit Business School and a level 9 Diploma in Professional Regulation from University College Dublin (UCD). She has also completed a certificate in Corporate Governance with Public Affairs Ireland.

Ann has worked within the regulation directorate in HIQA for over 10 years regulating healthcare and adult and children’s social care services. She is responsible for the implementation of risk based monitoring approaches, monitoring and inspecting the services’ compliance against national standards and regulations. 

Prior to this Ann has worked in a healthcare setting in various senior management roles including Quality and Accreditation Manager and Clinical Practice Development Co-ordinator. She has been a member of a Clinical Governance Committee within a hospital setting. As part of this group she had oversight of all clinical and non-clinical incidents and complaints, determined trends and identified quality improvement initiatives. She was also a member of a multidisciplinary Quality and Risk Management Forum and Health and Safety Committee leading on a comprehensive organisation-wide response to quality, risk and safety issues. She worked with the Clinical Indemnity Scheme evaluating risk management issues and matters relating to medical negligence claims.