Aoife Johnston: A story of systematic hospital failures
16-year-old Aoife Johnston died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on Monday 19 December 2022, two days after presenting at the emergency department with symptoms of suspected sepsis.
20 Sep 14:04 · RTE.ie
Sepsis teen Aoife Johnston's death was avoidable as report finds she was sent to wrong area of ED
Aoife, from Shannon, Co Clare, died of meningitis on December 19, 2022 at UHL after she was left for more than 13 hours without antibiotics - a 'vital' treatment to help save her life.
20 Sep 18:38 · Irish Mirror
HSE failures 'catastrophic' for Aoife Johnston - Gloster
The Chief Executive of the HSE has said "accountability is and will be pursued fairly and appropriately in a confidential process" following the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick.
20 Sep 15:02 · RTE.ie
Aoife Johnston: Report on death of teenager at UHL finds series of sepsis care failings
The 16-year-old died of sepsis after waiting on a chair for 12 hours in the emergency department in 2022.
20 Sep 14:43 · TheJournal.ie
HSE chief says Aoife Johnston report provides ‘pathway to accountability’
Bernard Gloster said the accountability process had begun in relation to ‘several people’.
20 Sep 16:31 · BreakingNews.ie
HSE CEO says ‘number of steps should have taken place’ which could have avoided Aoife Johnston's death
Bernard Gloster said ‘accountability will be pursued’ and this process has ‘commenced very significantly so in respect of several people’.
20 Sep 16:50 · TheJournal.ie
last updated on 20 Sep 21:36