Tag: Medical Misadventure
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HSE apologises over death of girl with Strep A infection and launches KATE training initiative
HSE apologises and a family’s call for change after Kate Colum’s death The HSE has formally apologised to the family of five-year-old Kate Colum, who died after a severe Strep A infection at Sligo University Hospital (SUH). The inquest, which concluded with a unanimous verdict of medical misadventure, highlighted serious concerns about the management of…
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HSE apologises over death of girl with Strep A infection
HSE apologises to family of five-year-old Kate Colum and signals reform The Health Service Executive (HSE) has formally apologised to the family of Kate Colum, a five-year-old girl from Strokestown, Co Roscommon, who died following a severe Strep A infection at Sligo University Hospital (SUH). The inquest outcome, delivered after more than two years of…
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HSE apologises to family of girl who died from Strep A infection in Sligo hospital case
Background: a tragic death and an inquest The Health Service Executive (HSE) has publicly apologised to the family of Kate Colum, a five-year-old girl from Strokestown, Co Roscommon, who died following a severe Strep A infection linked to organ dysfunction and septic shock. The inquest at an Dublin court concluded that medical misadventure was a…