The action for damages by the husband of the late Savita Halappanavar against the HSE over her “tragic, untimely and premature” death in 2012 has settled at the High Court on terms believed to include payment of a substantial sum.

The High Court is expected to be told later today that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has agreed to pay damages to the widower of the late Savita Halappanavar

Complaints against staff involved in the care of Savita Halappanavar are still being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) — almost three years after her death at Galway University Hospital.

The external design of the new National Children’s Hospital has been unveiled.

As members of Midleton Pro Life, we wish to make the following observations on the pro-abortion programme shown by RTÉ in recent weeks (Abortion, Ireland’s Guilty Secret).

Services at maternity hospitals are set to be hit by further scandals because the sector is so under-staffed it would need 550 extra midwives just to reach international best practice guidelines.

Some members of staff at the hospital where Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar tragically died in October, 2012 are still on sick leave.

The head of one of Ireland’s leading maternity hospitals has claimed the HSE has failed to enforce reforms called for in the aftermath of Savita Halappanavar’s death, insisting dangerous services and staff gaps remain.

More than two years after Savita Halappanavar’s death, the Department of Health has published three new guidelines designed to help hospitals deal with sepsis in patients.

The second anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar was marked by a candlelight vigil in Galway last night.

It seems incredible, even by the standards of the HSE, that the family of Savita Halappanavar was not told that a number of staff at University Hospital Galway, where she died after complications brought about by a miscarriage, were disciplined over their part in her death almost two years ago before details were published in the press.

Almost a third of the staff involved in the treatment of Savita Halappanavar, whose death in October 2012 has sparked major abortion law reforms, have been disciplined over their role in the tragedy.

A number of healthcare staff involved in the care of Savita Halappanavar have been "disciplined".

IT is hardly credible that the hue and cry in the aftermath of the Savita Halappanavar tragedy was to legislate for the X case.

Doctors have been told to induce birth in early pregnancy, regardless of whether the foetus will survive, if there is clear evidence of an infection likely to cause sepsis and potential death of the mother.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar has said goodbye to Ireland.

Four new national clinical guidelines are being drawn up following the death of Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital last year.

The family of an Indian woman who died a week after giving birth to her first child has been awarded almost one million euro in damages from health chiefs.

The family of an Indian woman who died a week after giving birth to her first child has been awarded almost €1m in damages from health chiefs.

The widower of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar will ask the health minister why his wife was allowed to die when they come face to face next month.

Michael Clifford (Forum, Oct 12) accused both camps in the abortion debate of distorting Savita Halappanavar’s case for their own purposes.

Staff responsible for the care of Savita Halappanavar at the hospital where she died are to face disciplinary proceedings.

A number of new guidelines on sepsis and handovers between medical staff are being implemented at hospitals following the death of Savita Halappanavar.

ONE line defined the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, when the story emerged last November. “This is a Catholic country,” a midwife, later identified as Anne Maria Burke, had told Ms Halappanavar when explaining why a termination of her pregnancy wasn’t possible.

The Health Information Quality Authority (Hiqa) report is an appalling indictment of the failure to implement a safe infrastructure over a number of years. The authority emphasised that the medics missed 13 chances to save the life of Savita Halappanavar.

One of Ireland’s leading maternity experts has no faith in the HSE to reform the system or fill dangerous staffing gaps in the wake of Savita Halappanavar’s death.

Patients and doctors alike have backed claims that some maternity services are a danger to women.

Pregnant women are being subjected to a “geographic lottery” as a direct result of “outdated, patently unsafe” standards in Ireland’s maternity service.

The family of Tania McCabe, a Garda sergeant who died in 2007 from sepsis following childbirth, were shocked to learn of “disturbing” similarities between her death and that of Savita Halappanavar.

The Health Service Executive said they fully accept that a failure in clinical judgement caused the death of Savita Halappanavar.

Hospital staff missed 13 separate chances to save Savita Halappanavar’s life — including six in a single four-hour period.

Ireland’s health watchdog has warned it cannot stand over claims the country’s maternity service is safe after Savita Halappanavar’s death.

Savita Halappanavar might be alive if Ireland’s maternity services had not failed to implement recommendations after a “disturbingly” similar death in 2007, a report has claimed.

Medics treating Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died after being refused a termination as she miscarried, failed to give her the most basic care, a damning review of her case has found.

The widower of Savita Halappanavar has initiated legal proceedings against health chiefs and his wife’s obstetrician.

The Data Protection Commissioner has contacted the hospital at the centre of an abortion information leak over concerns that a patient’s privacy may have been breached.

Furious management at the country’s largest maternity hospital have begun an investigation into the leaking of details about a woman who underwent a termination of her pregnancy there.

Irish politicians will spend a second day debating divisive laws that will legislate for the first time for abortion in limited circumstances.

Enda Kenny has been sent hundreds of letters on the abortion issue, says Juno McEnroe

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has received hundreds of vitriolic letters warning him against introducing abortion with some comparing him to ruthless dictators and others warning him the blood of children will be on his hands.

The husband of an Indian dentist who died following a miscarriage has received hate mail from anti-abortion groups.

The HSE could implement a new incident management system as soon as next month in an attempt to speed up investigations into unexpected tragedies like the Savita Halappanavar case.

THE fact Savita Halappanavar’s life may not have been saved by the X case legislation now going through the Dáil is testament to its stark limitations.

Nursing staff failed to adequately assess and monitor Savita Halappanavar, who was suffering miscarriage as a fatal infection took over her body, a review has found.