Hyponatremia related deaths inquiry report: A joint response (May 2018)

Summary

Sir Justice O’Hara’s report raises serious concerns about the standard of healthcare delivered to five children who tragically died in Northern Ireland as a result of hyponatremia related illnesses between 1995-2001. The report also identified system failures in the investigation of the deaths. This is the joint response to the report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Surgeons (England), Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh), Royal College of Anaesthetists and Royal College of Pathologists.

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