Widowers urge HSE to learn lesson

Two widowers whose wives died due to maternity service mistakes have urged the HSE to “learn the lessons” of what happened after admitting they still have “worries and concerns” over care standards.

Michael Kivlehan and Sean Rowlette made the comments after a two-hour meeting with Health Minister Leo Varadkar at the HSE’s Dr Steevens Hospital headquarters yesterday.

The pair requested the meeting to explain the impact of their wives’ deaths at Sligo General Hospital, which, despite occurring almost three years apart, involved near identical problems.