{"id":2772,"date":"2023-03-07T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T10:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantillons.com\/?post_type=news&p=2772"},"modified":"2023-03-07T10:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T10:02:58","slug":"bereaved-family-welcome-hospitals-admission-regarding-their-brothers-neglect-leading-to-his-death","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cantillons.com\/news\/bereaved-family-welcome-hospitals-admission-regarding-their-brothers-neglect-leading-to-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bereaved family welcome hospital\u2019s admission regarding their brother\u2019s neglect leading to his death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marian Fogarty and Ger Falvey acted for the Doyle family regarding the wrongful death of their late brother Patrick Doyle aged only 47.\u00a0 This tragic case relates to a bachelor farmer, Patrick Doyle, who needlessly died at the age of 47\u00a0because of failings in the treatment he received at St Luke\u2019s Hospital Kilkenny (SLHK) in 2016. Patrick had complained of stomach pain\u00a0in 2016. \u00a0\u00a0He attended to St Luke\u2019s Hospital on the\u00a012th<\/sup> September 2016 and again on 15th<\/sup> November 2016.\u00a0 He was told that he had\u00a0gallstone pancreatitis and was put on a waiting list for surgery. He was not afforded treatment in a timely manner and continued to suffer and indeed deteriorated. \u00a0\u00a0While on the waiting list to have his gallbladder removed Patrick collapsed and was admitted to SLHK on the 7th<\/sup> March 2017, with severe upper abdominal pain.\u00a0 By then he had necrotising pancreatitis. His condition went downhill from that time on.\u00a0 His loving family begged for him to be moved\u00a0to a Hospital<\/a> that could treat him and he was eventually transferred to Tallaght University Hospital, but despite their best efforts, it was too late and Patrick sadly passed away on the 20th June 2017. This death could have been avoided if St Luke\u2019s Hospital had treated the late Patrick Doyle properly during his 2016 admissions to the hospital.<\/p>\n

The Plaintiff, Lillie Collins, is the only sister of the late Patrick Doyle Deceased.\u00a0 He resided at Killeshin, Co. Carlow prior to his death and worked as a farmer.<\/p>\n

Lillie Collins brought a fatal claim under Part IV of the Civil Liability Act 1961 on her own behalf and on behalf of the statutory dependants of the Deceased (Patrick Doyle) \u00a0against St Luke\u2019s Hospital Kilkenny arising from substandard care afforded to the Deceased in 2016 at the hospital.<\/p>\n

The case was listed for hearing to commence before Dublin High Court on the 7th<\/sup> February 2023, but settled some days before then.\u00a0 An apology on behalf of St. Luke\u2019s Hospital Kilkenny was read out in open court by Counsel for the hospital regarding the care the Deceased received at the hospital when the matter was mentioned before the High Court on Tuesday morning 7th<\/sup> February 2023.<\/p>\n

The Plaintiff\u2019s expert evidence was to the effect that the Deceased was not treated appropriately on his admissions to the Hospital. If he was treated appropriately, his death in June 2017 would have been avoided.<\/p>\n

Comments of the Plaintiff:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lillie Collins stated:<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>My family and I witnessed from September 2016 the failure of St. Luke\u2019s Hospital, Kilkenny to treat my brother Patrick\u2019s deteriorating condition appropriately. Patrick and I together with other family members had been reassured by the hospital that Patrick\u2019s condition was not serious.\u00a0 At a later stage, noticing his further deterioration at St. Luke\u2019s Hospital, we requested that he be transferred to a Dublin hospital where he further deteriorated and died in June 2017.\u00a0 Following my brother\u2019s death in June 2017, I made a complaint to St Luke\u2019s Hospital in respect of my late brother\u2019s care and treatment at that hospital.\u00a0 On foot of my complaint, St. Luke\u2019s Hospital Kilkenny furnished a \u2018report\u2019 (following their internal review) and the \u2018report\u2019 made no mention of failings in his care.\u00a0 My family and I were not happy with this report.\u00a0 We certainly did not agree with it and our instincts proved correct when my solicitors subsequently obtained an independent expert opinion on Patrick\u2019s care at the hospital which confirmed that his treatment at St Luke\u2019s Hospital Kilkenny was substandard and therefore his death, at only 47 years of age, was completely avoidable.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

As a result of the independent expert report on the role of St. Luke\u2019s Hospital, I served High Court proceedings on behalf of my family against the hospital in respect of Patrick\u2019s wrongful death.\u00a0 Midway through the civil proceedings, St Luke\u2019s Hospital admitted liability in respect of the substandard care afforded to my late brother.\u00a0Today in Court they have acknowledged failings in my late brother\u2019s care.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0As a result of the above ordeal and given the unreserved apology of the hospital read out in open court today, it is our family\u2019s hope that lessons will be learnt by the hospital regarding delays in treatment of gallstone pancreatitis in patients particularly given the fatal consequences that can occur.\u00a0 We hope our story will spread awareness on this issue as we do not wish another family to go through the harrowing ordeal that we have suffered following the needless loss of our much loved brother.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Media coverage of the case is here:-<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/courtandcrime\/arid-41066108.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/health\/hospital-apologises-to-family-of-farmer-47-who-collapsed-and-died-while-on-waiting-list-for-surgery-42331683.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/crime-law\/courts\/2023\/02\/07\/family-of-farmer-47-who-died-on-waiting-list-for-surgery-settles-case\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact us at Cantillons Solicitors at +353 (0)21 4275673 or\u00a0info@cantillons.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0if you would like more information.<\/p>\n

In contentious business, a Solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.\u00a0 Many Personal Injury Solicitors portray themselves as \u201cno win no fee Solicitors Cork\u201d. This term can be misleading and it is essential that you discuss fees with the Personal Injury Solicitor you ultimately choose. 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