Young mother bled to death following 'systems failure' in UHL

Coroner recorded a verdict of medical misadventure but said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by anyone involved in Susan Doherty’s care

Susan Doherty's grieving husband Roland said: '[The HSE] need to change their systems to ensure this doesn't happen again. I don't want anyone else to go through what I have been through for the last two years.' Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A young mother bled to death following a “systems failure” in her care while she was an inpatient at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), an inquest has heard.

The UL Hospitals Group has issued an unreserved apology to the family of Susan Doherty, 47, who died in UHL on July 4, 2020, eight days after she presented with a low white blood cell count, sore throat, and high temperature.