Should I be involving a solicitor? HSE investigation.

javagal

Hello guys,
I was wondering if I could ask your opinion on what's going on with me right now.
Almost two years ago, I was brought into hospital to have my daughter.

Even during my Labour, I felt the latter stages were very poorly managed ie, midwife would leave me when I was pushing and as a first time mother, I didn't know when or what I should be doing and it resulted in an assisted birth.

When my daughter did arrive, I was never asked to push out placenta as I expected but rather the midwife pulled on the cord, causing it to snap and leaving the placenta stuck inside me.

I started to get very sick very fast. My consultant arrived and tried to remove my placenta manually, in the labor ward, which I now know from reading my report is not done and unsafe. All of this caused me to go into shock, I passed out and haemorrhaged and lost a lot of blood, I also stopped breathing at one point. The report also describes this consultant not being able to decide in time a medical course of action.

Obviously I came around, I was in icu for 24hours and received 4 units of blood. This was obviously very traumatic for my husband and family.

Anyway, getting to my point. I received a letter from the hse about two months ago saying my case was being investigated with hiqa, my consultant had retired and looking for permission to use my case for hiqa report.
The hse told me that I should've been informed a month after my daughters birth and the hospital never informed me.

I have now received another letter from higher up in the hse asking to use my report again, this time they want a statement and may ask me for further assistance.

I'm wondering if I should be getting my solicitor to go through this with me. I don't really understand how far it will go.
It's not about monetary gain, I'm more looking for an apology for myself and my husband.

Two years on and I still don't like to go into that hospital and thinking of another baby sends me into panic. I'm angry it has taken this long for it to be recognized as someone's fault , for a long time I believed it was a normal part of a first time Labour.

It was also very hard to read the report i was eventually sent. The registrar who reported my cause told how they were all sure I would die and thought the consultant treated me barbarically.
So that's it, any input welcome3
Thanks all.

Little CuChulainn

The consultant was fired and they likely want to use your case in an overall review of practices or against any appeal he may have. If that's not good enough for you then get a solicitor.

Speak to a Soliocitor.

javagal

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

The consultant was fired and they likely want to use your case in an overall review of practices or against any appeal he may have. If that's not good enough for you then get a solicitor.

Sorry, I was told she retired. Not that she was let go(she wasn't near retirement age)

Little CuChulainn

javagal wrote: »

Sorry, I was told she retired. Not that she was let go(she wasn't near retirement age)

What I said still stands. If the fact she isn't practicing any more is not enough for you then you need a solicitor.