HSE and hospital apologise to family for death of Sligo student

It was the family’s case that had Lisa had a CT scan earlier at Sligo University Hospital and been transferred urgently for treatment, on the balance of probabilities, she would have survived.

The Department of Health is being urged to expedite the recruitment process to replace the retiring cardiologist serving Sligo University Hospital.

The HSE and Sligo University Hospital have apologised to the family of a 19-year-old student who died of a bleed to the brain three days after collapsing and being rushed to the Sligo hospital.

Lisa Niland was taken to the Sligo hospital after collapsing in a fast-food restaurant with severe head pain and dizziness.