There are growing calls for an independent inquiry into Letterkenny General Hospital after it was hit by flooding for the second time in the space of a year.

The hospital where Savita Halappanavar died has admitted there were lapses in its standards of care.

A HSE report into the death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital in Galway last year has found that the foetus she was miscarrying, and not the deteriorating health of the mother, was the main focus of the medical team.

Having examined the draft HSE report into her death, the husband of Savita Halappanavar said he is “unhappy” with the HSE investigation.

It is looking increasingly likely that the husband of the late Savita Halappanavar will not meet the HSE inquiry team but will correct any inaccuracies in its draft report into his wife’s death.

A HSE draft report into the death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital Galway is to be considered by her husband and his legal team over the weekend.

Four employees were sacked by the HSE West over the past year for abusing the sick leave scheme.

The chair of the HSE West Forum has said the leaked draft report investigating the death of Savita Halappanavar shows there was “a great systems breakdown amongst the clinicians and medics” at University Hospital Galway.

ONE Irish and four British private companies are vying to win a lucrative contract to effectively manage two of Ireland’s largest regional hospitals for the next 15 months.

MORE than 20 hospitals have had their budgets slashed by a total of €9.37 million as a result of inefficiencies in 2004.