The whistleblower who revealed tragic failures at a Dublin nursing home in 2020 said she is “devastated” by summary investigation findings published by the HSE.
Some 24 people died from covid-19 at St Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park that year, according to HSE records. This report shows 22 died during an initial outbreak from March to April.
However, with only a summary of the investigation published, Mallow woman Margo Hannon remains doubtful reform can follow.
“I feel devastated, to be honest. It is not the full 500-page redacted St Mary’s Hospital investigation report we expected, paid for by taxpayers,” she said.
“I am thinking about families affected and heroic frontline staff at this difficult time.”
Ms Hannon, then a healthcare assistant and now reluctantly resigned, made a protected disclosure under 12 headings including failures around infection control, PPE, and contact with relatives.
An investigation by Acrux Consulting was completed in May 2022 but only the summary has been published.
Her growing concern now is the limited potential she sees for reforms.
“I fear success by the HSE will be determined by the extent to which the status quo can be maintained and reports like this one effectively ignored while giving off the veneer of doing something,” she said.
“The 36 pages (summary) does not reflect a forensic examination of my protected disclosure. Instead, it lacks detail and recommendations for future learning.”
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