So sad. Beautiful young girl in the prime of her life. Could have been easily saved. ❤️
Spurioun on
God, what a terrible situation. Her poor family.
PunkDrunk777 on
I’d love a government that focus on health services
Just spend big on health, we all need it at some stage and it’s something we all agree on
sureyouknowurself on
It’s so fucking sad. I don’t think the health service can be fixed.
Odd_Reporter2803 on
This is the fault of the bean counters who closed Nensgh and Ennis hospitals BEFORE Limerick was set up to take the massive increase in patients.
DartzIRL on
Heads are rolling.
Not management heads, of course. Never management heads.
PressPlayPlease7 on
The powerful new Chat GPT o1’s analysis of accountability as per the article is under the line below
Will we get accountability? Will we fuck
__________________
**Summary:**
– **Incident:** Sixteen-year-old **Aoife Johnston** died from suspected sepsis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on December 19, 2022, after waiting 12 hours without appropriate treatment, which should have been administered within one hour.
– **Independent Report:** Former chief justice **Frank Clarke** conducted an independent investigation, finding that a “grossly overcrowded” emergency department and unclear sepsis protocols contributed to her “almost certainly avoidable” death.
– **HSE Response:** **Bernard Gloster**, head of the Health Service Executive (HSE), apologized to Aoife’s family for the failings in her care. He acknowledged that despite improvements, there’s still a risk of recurrence at UHL’s emergency department.
**Accountability:**
– **Disciplinary Actions:**
– **Six individuals** are facing disciplinary proceedings related to the case.
– **Four staff members** are currently on administrative leave.
– **Two additional individuals** are under investigation.
– **Public Disclosure:**
– The HSE **will not name** the individuals involved due to legal and procedural constraints.
– **Bernard Gloster** stated that while he can confirm outcomes once proceedings conclude, he may still be unable to disclose names because of privacy laws and employment regulations.
**Family’s Position:**
– **Demand for Accountability:** The family’s solicitor, **Damien Tansey**, expressed dissatisfaction with the report’s lack of adverse findings against specific individuals.
– **Call for Transparency:** The family is requesting a **statutory inquiry** to achieve greater transparency and public accountability.
– **HSE’s Stance:** Gloster explained that legal constraints prevent the HSE from making adverse findings public in this type of report and that disciplinary actions must be conducted lawfully to be upheld.
—
**Who Is Going to Be Held Accountable? Will They Be Named?**
– **Accountability:**
– Six staff members at UHL are undergoing disciplinary processes due to their roles in the failings that led to Aoife’s death.
– **Naming Individuals:**
– The HSE will **not publicly name** these individuals during the ongoing disciplinary proceedings.
– Even after proceedings conclude, legal and employment regulations may prevent the disclosure of their identities.
—
AnT-aingealDhorcha40 on
The fault lies with the people responsible for letting the health system get overcrowded and badly managed.
I bet you it will be the nurses and floor doctors who get the sack though.
Fucking awful. There should be protests over this loss of life due to government inaction on health care in Limerick and across the nation. The ones to blame are not the overworked front lines. Makes my blood boil. RIP to that beautiful young lady who tragically lost her life.
Admirable-Win-9716 on
Where does any of the money that’s thrown at the HSE even get swallowed up? Like where does it actually go and who’s lining their pockets from it while poor young girls like this are left to die on trolleys
Fast_Chemical_4001 on
Have heard the situation ther3 was desperate. Scary when u think it’s already probably multitudes worse than it was when this happened.
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Will there be lessons learned? .
Will the HSE reduce overcrowding?
Like fuck
So sad. Beautiful young girl in the prime of her life. Could have been easily saved. ❤️
God, what a terrible situation. Her poor family.
I’d love a government that focus on health services
Just spend big on health, we all need it at some stage and it’s something we all agree on
It’s so fucking sad. I don’t think the health service can be fixed.
This is the fault of the bean counters who closed Nensgh and Ennis hospitals BEFORE Limerick was set up to take the massive increase in patients.
Heads are rolling.
Not management heads, of course. Never management heads.
The powerful new Chat GPT o1’s analysis of accountability as per the article is under the line below
Will we get accountability? Will we fuck
__________________
**Summary:**
– **Incident:** Sixteen-year-old **Aoife Johnston** died from suspected sepsis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on December 19, 2022, after waiting 12 hours without appropriate treatment, which should have been administered within one hour.
– **Independent Report:** Former chief justice **Frank Clarke** conducted an independent investigation, finding that a “grossly overcrowded” emergency department and unclear sepsis protocols contributed to her “almost certainly avoidable” death.
– **HSE Response:** **Bernard Gloster**, head of the Health Service Executive (HSE), apologized to Aoife’s family for the failings in her care. He acknowledged that despite improvements, there’s still a risk of recurrence at UHL’s emergency department.
**Accountability:**
– **Disciplinary Actions:**
– **Six individuals** are facing disciplinary proceedings related to the case.
– **Four staff members** are currently on administrative leave.
– **Two additional individuals** are under investigation.
– **Public Disclosure:**
– The HSE **will not name** the individuals involved due to legal and procedural constraints.
– **Bernard Gloster** stated that while he can confirm outcomes once proceedings conclude, he may still be unable to disclose names because of privacy laws and employment regulations.
**Family’s Position:**
– **Demand for Accountability:** The family’s solicitor, **Damien Tansey**, expressed dissatisfaction with the report’s lack of adverse findings against specific individuals.
– **Call for Transparency:** The family is requesting a **statutory inquiry** to achieve greater transparency and public accountability.
– **HSE’s Stance:** Gloster explained that legal constraints prevent the HSE from making adverse findings public in this type of report and that disciplinary actions must be conducted lawfully to be upheld.
—
**Who Is Going to Be Held Accountable? Will They Be Named?**
– **Accountability:**
– Six staff members at UHL are undergoing disciplinary processes due to their roles in the failings that led to Aoife’s death.
– **Naming Individuals:**
– The HSE will **not publicly name** these individuals during the ongoing disciplinary proceedings.
– Even after proceedings conclude, legal and employment regulations may prevent the disclosure of their identities.
—
The fault lies with the people responsible for letting the health system get overcrowded and badly managed.
I bet you it will be the nurses and floor doctors who get the sack though.
Fucking awful. There should be protests over this loss of life due to government inaction on health care in Limerick and across the nation. The ones to blame are not the overworked front lines. Makes my blood boil. RIP to that beautiful young lady who tragically lost her life.
Where does any of the money that’s thrown at the HSE even get swallowed up? Like where does it actually go and who’s lining their pockets from it while poor young girls like this are left to die on trolleys
Have heard the situation ther3 was desperate. Scary when u think it’s already probably multitudes worse than it was when this happened.