The family of a 78-year-old woman who claimed she was not seen by any doctor for ten hours at a Dublin hospital following a fall has settled a High Court action over her death.
Frances Farrell was attending an event when she was struck on the head and fell off a five-foot stage to the ground. She was brought by ambulance to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown but it was claimed she was not the subject of any medical review until the early hours of the next day.
The Farrell family's counsel Alistair Rutherdale BL told the Hight Court it was their case that there was an alleged ten-hour delay in medically assessing Mrs Farrell at Connolly Hospital and her condition deteriorated. Counsel said by the time she “was ultimately seen, the position was irreversible”.
