Praveen ‘grateful to his dying day’ to hospital’s critical care staff

Praveen Halappanavar will be grateful “to his dying day” to the critical care staff at Galway University Hospital for the care they gave to his wife Savita before she passed away.

Praveen   ‘grateful to his dying day’ to hospital’s critical care staff

Senior counsel Eugene Gleeson made the comments as a succession of senior doctors and specialist nursing staff working at the high-dependency and intensive care units at the hospital detailed the tragic last few days of her life as she battled an E.coli infection that was resistant to antibiotics.

Each member of the specialist medical staff concluded their statements to Mrs Halappanavar’s inquest by offering their sympathy to her husband on his loss. Mr Gleeson and barrister John O’Donnell, both acting for Mr Halappanavar, told each individually that he was grateful for their remarks.

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