Galway hospital accepts failings in care of mother, 49, who died of breast cancer

A letter from Galway University Hospital was read to the court which said it is 'accepted that there were failings in the care provided' to Lynn Rocke
Galway hospital accepts failings in care of mother, 49, who died of breast cancer

A letter from University Hospital Galway was read out in the High Court as the family of mother of three Lynn Rocke, who died on March 16, 2020, of metastatic breast cancer, settled an action over her death. Photo: saolta.ie

Galway University Hospital has apologised and has accepted there were failings in the care of a 49-year-old woman who died of breast cancer.

A letter from the hospital was read out in the High Court as the family of mother of three Lynn Rocke, who died on March 16, 2020, of metastatic breast cancer, settled an action over her death.

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