Jack Tyner case: HSE needs a good dose of compassion

The case of Jack Tyner should be a wake-up call about medical mistakes but probably won’t be. Jack was a 19-year-old jockey who was injured in a fall in a point-to-point meeting in Dungarvan on February 2, 2011.

He was taken to Cork University Hospital following the accident. His family were led to believe he would only be there for a few hours. Unfortunately, he wasn’t and died in hospital five days later. His family suspected there had been issues around his care.