Savita report ‘shows systems breakdown’

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.

Addressing the meeting yesterday, Cllr Padraig Conneely (FG) said the final report into Ms Halappanavar’s death was complete and circulated last Friday, with parties being given two weeks in which to respond before it goes to the Department of Health.

Ms Halappanavar died at the hospital on Oct 28, a week after she presented with back pain and was found to be miscarrying.