Jun 26, 2018 | GP Negligence, Hospital Negligence, Medical Negligence
HSE and GP issue apology to man who settles case for €850k for wife’s death A High Court action has been settled for €850k where a man sued a GP and the HSE following the death of his wife just one day after a blood test showed she had high levels of potassium in...
Jun 7, 2018 | Audiology Missed Diagnosis, Delay in Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Hearing Loss Misdiagnosis Children, Hospital Negligence, HSE, Medical Negligence
HSE to apologise for failure to provide appropriate hearing assessments to children The Health Service Executive is to apologise to almost 50 families in the west of Ireland for serious failings in audiology services provided to their children. HSE Audiology Review...
May 30, 2018 | Hospital Negligence, HSE, Medical Negligence
Significant failings in the care of a mother at Portlaoise Hospital The HSE have admitted that there were significant failings in the care of a mother and her baby in November 2001 at Portlaoise hospital and have admitted that lessons have been learned and changes...
May 2, 2018 | Breach of Duty of Care, Cancer Misdiagnosis, Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis, Cervical Cancer Redress Scheme, Delay in Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Negligence
CervicalCheck Redress Scheme announced for women affected by Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Calls for HSE to review all Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis In light of the revelations of the last week, an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that a redress scheme for women...
Apr 30, 2018 | Cancer Misdiagnosis, Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis, Delay in Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Negligence, HSE, Medical Negligence
Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis – Too Little, Too Late It has taken Vicky Phelan’s successful High Court action against a US based clinical laboratory subcontracted by CervicalCheck, for CervicalCheck failures to come to light this week. On Wednesday, 25 April 2018...
Mar 26, 2018 | Delay in Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, GP Negligence, Medical Negligence, Misdiagnosis
High Court action settled for €525,000 by woman after her husband died from prostate cancer A woman has settled a High Court Action for €525,000. She was suing over the care of her late husband who later passed away from prostate cancer. He was 56 years old when he...
