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'Report into death of Savita makes for very disturbing reading’-Minister

The Health Minister says the report into the death of Savita Halappanavar makes for very disturbi...
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19.20 9 Oct 2013


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'Report into death of Savita makes for very disturbing reading’-Minister

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19.20 9 Oct 2013


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The Health Minister says the report into the death of Savita Halappanavar makes for very disturbing reading.

 

The damning report by the Health Information and Quality Authority says several opportunities to prevent her death were missed.

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It concludes that there were failures in the provision of the most basic care at University Hospital in Galway.

 

The health watchdog has said Savita Halappanavar may still be alive if a series of opportunities to detect her deteriorating condition hadn't been missed.

 

The HIQA report identifies 13 opportunities that staff at University Hospital Galway could have detected her problems.

 

It concludes that there were failures in the provision of the most basic care to Mrs Halappanavar in the days before her death.

 

Minister James Reilly says that's simply not good enough:

 

 


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