Prof Brian Lenehan challenges his administrative leave, arguing it was imposed unlawfully, following the death of Aoife Johnston from suspected sepsis due to delayed treatment.
Hospital’s chief clinical director claims administrative leave pending Aoife Johnston inquiry is unlawfulThe chief clinical director of the University Hospital Limerick group failed to have a proper system in place to deal with emergency department overcrowding at the time of Aoife Johnston ’s death, the High Court has heard.
The court heard Ms Johnston was sent by her GP to UHL on December 17th, 2022, with a diagnosis of suspected sepsis, which meant she should have received the necessary medication within an hour. She spent more than 13 hours on a trolley before medication that could have saved her life was administered.Storm Darragh: Emergency taskforce meets as heavy rain and strong winds expected
Mr Ward said that following a systems analysis report by the hospital, Mr Gloster commissioned former chief justice Frank Clarke to investigate matters connected to Ms Johnston’s death. He said Mr Clarke issued a report last July following a six-month investigation which said her death was almost certainly avoidable. It outlined 22 concerns about clinical and corporate governance at UHL.
The court has heard that Prof Lenehan and his executive management team had decided — against HSE instructions — some weeks before Ms Johnston’s death to reimplement an “escalation protocol” for the ED, whereby patients on trolleys would be transferred to wards to await a bed. He also said that, for reasons unknown to him, the escalation protocol was not implemented on the night Ms Johnston was admitted.
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