Sixteen-year-old Aoife Johnston tragically died after a 13-hour wait for treatment for sepsis, highlighting the overburdened state of emergency departments. In response, her family is calling for a statutory inquiry, arguing that previous reviews have lacked accountability. They are set to meet with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and HSE leader Bernard Gloster to push for a more thorough and meaningful inquiry. Legal representation for the family emphasized the need for a robust investigation into the circumstances surrounding Aoife's death to understand and address systemic issues in healthcare.
Inquiries to date have been lamentable in terms of accountability and identifying the problems that arose in the emergency department.
We asked the minister for a meeting to discuss a statutory inquiry. This meeting is in response to that request.
Her parents, and other patients, pleaded with nurses to help her. Nurses tried to get doctors to see her, but they were busy with other patients.
The family believe only a full statutory inquiry will provide them with answers.
Collection
[
|
...
]