The Solicitor for the family of Aoife Johnston has confirmed the family is waiving their right to anonymity, in hope that the report into her death at University Hospital Limerick will be published in full.
The 16-year-old schoolgirl from Shannon died of meningitis on December 19th, 2022 after spending over twelve hours on chairs in the Emergency Department at UHL, with suspected sepsis that went untreated.
CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster has committed to publishing the full substance of the report into her death, carried out by Former Chief Justice Frank Clarke within the next fortnight, but says it must take into account the HSE’s obligations to all parties involved and must respect the personal and sensitive data contained in the report.
Solicitor for Aoife Johnston’s family, Damien Tansey has told Clare FM’s Morning Focus that some of the detail contained within the report flies in the face of reassurances given to the family by the HSE CEO that the investigation would be unfettered, painstaking, independent and evidence driven.
He’s reassuring that if the Health Minister and HSE CEO are concerned about the Johnston family’s right to anonymity, that concern is now removed.
You can listen to the full interview below.
