Independent review of Leas Cross ‘firm in its findings’

THE independent review of all 95 deaths in Leas Cross nursing home in the three years before it closed has been completed, the Irish Examiner has learned.

The review was carried out by Dr Des O’Neill, a leading consultant in geriatric medicine, and is said by one reliable political source to be firm in its findings, with strong recommendations that the Health Service Executive (HSE) may implement across the nursing homes sector.

Dr O’Neill began his review on September 1 last year, a month after the nursing home shut down. The review period covered all 95 deaths in Leas Cross between 2002 and 2005.