University Hospital Limerick

Ongoing risk to life at UHL, HSE chief says

Risk of reoccurrence of circumstances that led to death of Aoife Johnston at Limerick hospital still present ‘but I think the risk is less’, says Bernard Gloster

‘Significantly understaffed’: Hiqa to conduct review into midwest care capacity after Aoife Johnston report

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the healthcare regulator will determine whether a second emergency department is needed following the death at UHL

Aoife Johnston timeline: Antibiotics for sepsis not given until 13½ hours after arriving at Limerick hospital

Investigation sets out order of events for what happened after teenager’s arrival at UHL emergency department

Aoife Johnston report: Death of girl (16) at UHL was in circumstances ‘almost certainly avoidable’, investigation finds

Johnston (16) died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at UHL without ‘vital’ antibiotic treatment, report finds

Health service must move away from traditional Monday-Friday model, says HSE chief

Bernard Gloster tells Oireachtas committee that report into death of Aoife Johnston at UHL will be published by next Monday

‘Transparency’ needed over hospital contracts after UHL revelations, says Tánaiste

HSE chief Bernard Gloster likely to face questions at Oireachtas committee on auditors’ report

Report into Aoife Johnston’s death at UHL to be published next week, says HSE

Clare teenager (16) died of meningitis in December 2022 with suspected sepsis that went untreated for more than 12 hours

UHL audit: Firms that got €1.5m in contracts to cut waiting lists were owned by hospital staff

Internal audit report finds €14.2m overall paid out as part of waiting list initiative by University Hospital Limerick without an open competitive procurement process

Family of Aoife Johnston refuses to meet HSE chief until full report into her death is published

Family wants unredacted report into death of 16-year-old in University Hospital Limerick in 2022 to be published to highlight ‘its shortcomings’, solicitor says

Family of Aoife Johnston call for report into her death at UHL to be published immediately

Clare girl (16) died of meningitis in December 2022 with suspected sepsis that went untreated for over 12 hours

Taking disciplinary action in healthcare can be lengthy process due to complexity of employment-related disputes

There have been a number of cases in which people in high-profile positions at a healthcare facility that experienced controversy stepped down without any findings of wrongdoing being made against them

Hiqa to advise Government next summer on whether additional ED needed in midwest

Health and social care regulator publishes terms of reference of new review into emergency department services in midwest region

University Hospital Limerick has ‘management issue’ resulting in overcrowding, says Donnelly

Minister for Health says ‘the kind of reforms that have worked in other hospitals are not fully rolled out in UHL’

University Hospital Limerick overcrowding: HSE is warned many issues are at heart of problem

Decision to postpone scheduled care is ‘abandonment of the people’ in the midwest, says IHCA

University Hospital Limerick overcrowding: Reduction in scheduled care a short-term answer creating long-term problems

While health watchdog Hiqa assesses whether the midwest requires a second ED, the latest moves suggest the answer is obvious

Midwest hospitals will postpone appointments ‘periodically’, says HSE chief

University Hospital Limerick among those hospitals requiring ‘resets’, says Bernard Gloster, amid emergency department demand

Deferral of planned hospital care in midwest is ‘abandonment of people’, consultants say

UL Hospital Group says elective inpatient and day surgery, endoscopy and outpatient appointments are deferred at several hospitals

‘Significant reduction’ in scheduled care across midwest hospitals due to ‘high volumes’ in UHL

Hospital’s management team met with HSE due to demand for emergency care ‘adversely affecting wait times and patient experience’

Limerick, Dublin hospital patients to receive at-home treatment in ‘virtual wards’

HSE to roll out ‘safe and efficient’ alternative as system struggles with demand for beds

Almost 240 patients died in UHL emergency department over past five years

Figures emerge amid increased scrutiny of hospital’s safety record following Aoife Johnston case

HSE ‘factored in the cost’ of allowing doctors to work without rest, Oireachtas committee hears

Meeting on impact of recruitment freeze told compensatory rest payments are now ‘embedded in the system’

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