Public and private hospitals must share all patient information, recommends coroner

Inquest hears woman died not knowing she had been diagnosed with 'potentially life-threatening illness'

Sisters Martina and Breda O’Loughlin photographed outside the coroners court in Limerick where their mother Brigid’s case is being held. Picture: Liam Burke/Press 22

A coroner’s court having heard claims that a mother of two died not knowing she had been diagnosed with a “potentially life threatening illness”, has recommended “in the interest of public health and safety”, that both public and private hospitals share and document all of a patient’s medical information.

Brigid O’Loughlin, 78, from Ennis, Co Clare, died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on October 4, 2017.