Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed an investigation will take place into the death of a teenager from meningitis in University Hospital Limerick
THE TAOISEACH HAS committed to an investigation into the death of a teenage girl from meningitis in University Hospital Limerick.
“My understanding is that a Serious Incident Management Team has now been established and that’s going to review her treatment … I am a former [non-consultant hospital doctor] and former GP and that’s exactly why I wouldn’t jump to conclusions as to what happened in terms of her treatment or care Close contacts The HSE’s Department of Public Health Mid West said on Wednesday that it was identifying close contacts of a person who had died from meningitis in the mid-west region.
“Bacterial meningitis is less common but usually more serious than viral meningitis and requires urgent treatment with antibiotics.” He added that hospitals around the country are “under sustained pressure” due to high numbers of patients with Covid-19, the flu and RSV.
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