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
An investigation into the death of Ms Johnston found that doctors and nurses at the emergency department were unaware of her sepsis risk, and because of overcrowding she was sent to the wrong section of the ED where sepsis forms were not kept or filled out.
When it was pointed out that Mr Justice Clarke said this type of death could happen again and there was a risk of reoccurrence, Mr Gloster said: “I think there is that risk there but I think the risk is less. I think the risk is mitigated and I think it is increasingly mitigated.
He revealed that currently there are four people on administrative leave from the particular roles that they have but there are a number beyond that also that are subject to disciplinary investigation – a total of six people. “That’s not lawful or appropriate,” he said, adding that the disciplinary process would take a different amount of time in respect of each individual as they can be “lengthy and complex”.
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