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HSE boss won't allow UHL staff to be tried by social media over death of 16-year-old girl

THE CEO of the Health Service Executive says he won't allow management and staff at University Hospital Limerick to be tried by social media over the death of a 16-year-old girl. Aoife Johnston, from Shannon in Co. Clare (pictured below), passed ...

07 Jan 2024 at 15:33

Local News

Taoiseach has "significant concerns" about UHL and overcrowding

The Taoiseach said he has “significant concerns” about University Hospital Limerick (UHL), and that challenges remain with overcrowding in hospitals. On Tuesday, the Health Service Executive (HSE) said a support team will be put in place in UHL ...

01 May 2024 at 16:35

Local News

'I do firmly believe that if Aoife was in a different hospital, she would have survived'

The father of the late Aoife Johnston has said he "lost the plot" while watching his daughter deteriorate and make wailing sounds in the ED at UHL. In December 2022, the 16-year-old from Shannon died after waiting nearly 14 hours for treatment ...

04 Oct 2024 at 11:00

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HSE chief offers to meet family of Clare teen, Aoife Johnston, who died after 'serious failings' at UHL

THE CHIEF of the HSE has offered to meet the family of the late Aoife Johnston, 16, who passed away on a trolley at University Hospital Limerick almost a year ago. The sixth-year student from Cronan Lawn in Shannon, Co Clare passed away on ...

11 Dec 2023 at 17:00

Health

Six people facing disciplinary process in wake of Aoife Johnston’s death

THE HEAD of the HSE has said that six people are facing a disciplinary process after the death of Aoife Johnston as he apologised to the family again for failings in the teenager’s care. Bernard Gloster said there was still “a risk” of ...

23 Sept 2024 at 09:56

National News

Statutory inquiry into death of Aoife Johnston not ruled out, says Donnelly

The establishment of a statutory inquiry into the death of teenager Aoife Johnston has not been ruled out. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said he wanted to speak directly to the 16-year-old’s parents Carol and James. Aoife died ...

06 Oct 2024 at 17:19

National News

Six people facing disciplinary process in wake of Aoife Johnston’s death

The head of the HSE has said that six people are facing a disciplinary process after the death of Aoife Johnston as he apologised to the family again for failings in the teenager’s care. Bernard Gloster said there was still “a risk” ...

22 Sept 2024 at 16:09

National News

HSE chief says Aoife Johnston report provides ‘pathway to accountability’

HSE chief Bernard Gloster has said a “very detailed” report that examined the death of Aoife Johnston at a Limerick hospital will provide “a pathway to accountability”. The 16-year-old died on December 19 2022 after waiting 12 ...

20 Sept 2024 at 20:25

Health

Statutory inquiry into death of Aoife Johnston in University Hospital Limerick not ruled out - health minister

THE ESTABLISHMENT of a statutory inquiry into the death of teenager Aoife Johnston has not been ruled out. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said he wanted to speak directly to the 16-year-old’s parents Carol and James. ...

07 Oct 2024 at 09:00

National News

Aoife Johnston’s parents seek meeting with Taoiseach over her death

The solicitor for Aoife Johnston’s parents has written to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health seeking a meeting, the health committee has been told. Stephen Donnelly said that he, along with Simon Harris and HSE ...

10 Oct 2024 at 17:32

National News

Reforms at UHL are beginning to bring trolley numbers down – Donnelly

A series of reforms that are being implemented at University Hospital Limerick are beginning to reduce the number of people on trolleys, the health minister has said. Stephen Donnelly said University Hospital ...

29 May 2024 at 18:59

National News

Overcrowding and ‘lack of clarity’ identified in Aoife Johnston probe

A “grossly overcrowded” emergency department and “lack of clarity” on sepsis protocols have been identified in a report examining the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick. The 16-year-old ...

20 Sept 2024 at 15:33

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