'The substandard care dad got means he is not here with us today'

Tragic PJ's family speak after court hears 'brain bleed was missed'

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THE HSE outsourced radiological reporting at University Hospital Limerick and a man's CT brain scan was read remotely in the early hours, but a brain bleed was missed, the High Court has heard.

When Tipperary farmer PJ O'Connor's condition deteriorated and he needed to be transferred to another hospital for treatment, he had to wait four hours for an ambulance.

Mr O'Connor, 71, after his transfer was treated in ICU but died nine days later on December 6, 2021.

The HSE in February this year admitted a breach of duty in the failure of its radiology services to detect the brain bleed and the consequent provision of contra indicated treatment.