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Election 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the county
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Aoife Johnston’s family settle High Court action over her death at UHL
The 16-year-old died at the hospital in December 2022 after waiting for hours to be treated in the emergency department
Fintan O’Toole: Politicians are in a long-distance relationship with the consequences of their decisions
Take Ireland’s top manufacturer of insulation - not Kingspan, but the HSE. It creates layers of impenetrable padding between political decision-makers and the consequences
Appointment of UHL executive to new senior role ‘not a promotion’, Donnelly says
Colette Cowan appointed among integrated healthcare area managers in midwest while facing disciplinary proceedings following Aoife Johnston’s death at University Hospital Limerick
Senior Limerick hospital executive appointed to new role under HSE reforms
Colette Cowan to be one of several integrated healthcare managers in midwest region
How did the High Court case between UHL surgeon and HSE come about?
Prof Brian Lenehan is challenging his suspension following report on the death of Aoife Johnston in December 2022
Clinical director at Limerick hospital where Aoife Johnston died placed on leave due to ‘serious risk’ to patients
Prof Brian Lenehan, suspended in the wake of reports into death of the Co Clare teenager, told the High Court that decision to suspend him lacks reason
UHL chief clinical director takes legal action against HSE
Prof Brian Lenehan one of six people facing disciplinary proceedings following death of Aoife Johnston (16) at Limerick hospital
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
Aoife Johnston: Report into teenager’s ‘avoidable’ death warns of ‘risk of reoccurrence’ at UHL
Teenager died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at Limerick hospital without antibiotic treatment, report finds
‘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’
Minister accused of ‘political stunt’ over review to determine need for second midwest ED
HSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last year
University Hospital Limerick overcrowding: Review to consider if second midwest ED needed
Increased overcrowding at UHL, despite increased staff and budget, has been a source of controversy
Just how unsafe are emergency departments in Irish hospitals?
Dr Muiris Houston: University Hospital Limerick has been a black spot for many years, while Beaumont is a good example of how a hospital can turn things around
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