Boy died after CUH’s incorrect diagnosis

THE HSE has expressed its “sincere regret” for “any deficiencies or inattention” in the care of a 12-year-old boy leading up to his death as a result of a serious cardiac condition, the High Court was told yesterday.

Doctors had thought David O’Leary had the winter vomiting bug.

In a letter to David’s parents read to the court, the HSE said Cork University Hospital (CUH) and all the staff involved in David’s care said the family could “take comfort that lessons have been learned by all concerned in David’s care”.