HSE investigating 12 major patient safety incidents in EDs over the winter

Details of the 12 safety incidents were detailed at a meeting of the Emergency Department Taskforce. File Picture: Dan Linehan

The HSE is investigating 12 major patient safety incidents in hospital emergency departments over the course of this winter.

A major incident is when severe or long-lasting harm affects a patient, and includes death. It is believed one of these investigations is into the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).