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Family settles court action over man’s death after hospital fall – The Irish Times
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class="b-it-article-body article-body-wrapper article-sub-wrapper"><p class="c-paragraph">An elderly man who was admitted to University Hospital Waterford as he recovered from major heart surgery fell and hit his head and was dead around 18 hours later, the High Court has heard.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">The widow and family of Waterford man Bobby Gaule on Thursday settled a High Court action against the HSE over the 70-year-old man’s death. The settlement is without an admission of liability.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0ffkTty6QNr1mi-3-4-8-1833acb3b7893d" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:none;--desktop-display:none"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:300px"><div id="arcad_f0ffkTty6QNr1mi-3-4-8-1833acb3b7893d" class="arcad ad-300x250"></div></div></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">It was claimed that Mr Gaule had suffered a head trauma when he fell and hit his head on a wall when he went to the bathroom in the early hours of the morning and that a brain bleed developed and he died on December 4th, 2020.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">The family’s counsel Patrick Treacy SC, instructed by Cian O‘Carroll solicitors, told the court Mr Gaule’s family was devastated at the loss of the much-loved husband, father and grandfather.</p><div id="fusion-static-enter:html-block-f0f1Ui2nzrty1pg-3-4-0" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="html-block-f0f1Ui2nzrty1pg-3-4-0"></div><div><div style="border-block-start: 4px solid var(--global-neutral-2);font-family:var(--font-family-secondary);font-weight: var(--c-heading-font-weight);font-size:1.1rem; padding-top:0.8rem;margin-top:2rem;">READ MORE</div></div><div id="fusion-static-exit:html-block-f0f1Ui2nzrty1pg-3-4-0" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="html-block-f0f1Ui2nzrty1pg-3-4-0"></div><div class="c-grid b-top-table-list"><div class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small-container b-top-table-list-small-container--2"><article class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small b-top-table-list-small--right"><h2 class="c-heading"><a class="c-link" href="/property/residential/2025/02/27/three-storey-home-on-historic-road-in-dublin-6-for-1895m/">Three-storey residence on historic road in Dublin 6 for €1.895m</a></h2><a class="c-link" href="/property/residential/2025/02/27/three-storey-home-on-historic-road-in-dublin-6-for-1895m/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Three-storey residence on historic road in Dublin 6 for €1.895m" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIP5R5AZYBAO3PXPCGHTYIUPII.JPG?focal=2652%2C1965&auth=0ff72172cfaa25f3a24d0026a97e217a1d11e765638f0bea16740b3db2c60de0&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIP5R5AZYBAO3PXPCGHTYIUPII.JPG?focal=2652%2C1965&auth=0ff72172cfaa25f3a24d0026a97e217a1d11e765638f0bea16740b3db2c60de0&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIP5R5AZYBAO3PXPCGHTYIUPII.JPG?focal=2652%2C1965&auth=0ff72172cfaa25f3a24d0026a97e217a1d11e765638f0bea16740b3db2c60de0&width=600&height=399 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIP5R5AZYBAO3PXPCGHTYIUPII.JPG?focal=2652%2C1965&auth=0ff72172cfaa25f3a24d0026a97e217a1d11e765638f0bea16740b3db2c60de0&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIP5R5AZYBAO3PXPCGHTYIUPII.JPG?focal=2652%2C1965&auth=0ff72172cfaa25f3a24d0026a97e217a1d11e765638f0bea16740b3db2c60de0&width=1200&height=799 1200w" width="800" height="533"/></figure></a><hr class="c-divider"/></article><article class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small b-top-table-list-small--right"><h2 class="c-heading"><a class="c-link" href="/business/2025/02/27/dublin-docklands-office-block-let-to-wework-to-sell-for-knockdown-50m/">This Dublin office block sold for €106 million in 2018. 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The family, counsel said, expected many happy years together but he was taken from them “dramatically and suddenly”.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0fF3YXEzrty1PE-3-4-3-a0e2d52cc3a01" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:550px"><div id="arcad_f0fF3YXEzrty1PE-3-4-3-a0e2d52cc3a01" class="arcad ad-550x250"></div></div></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Annette Gaule, College Green, Waterford city, had sued the HSE over the death of her husband.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">The settlement, the details of which are confidential, is without an admission of liability.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Mr Gaule had heart surgery in a Dublin hospital on October 2020 and in November was transferred to University Hospital Waterford for further recuperation.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Counsel said when he was admitted to the Waterford hospital on November 20th, 2020 a falls risk assessment was carried out and he was classed as being at a medium risk of falling and was in the severely frail category.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Further falls risk assessments were carried out, including on December 3rd, which indicated he was at a medium risk of falling.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Counsel said that, for patients considered to be at a medium risk of falling, a care plan should be commenced and an information leaflet given to the patient. It was their case there was no evidence of any such care plan put in place nor of any information given to Mr Gaule.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0fyRwJHzrty1c0-3-4-4-9cfddb2de6947" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:550px"><div id="arcad_f0fyRwJHzrty1c0-3-4-4-9cfddb2de6947" class="arcad ad-550x250"></div></div></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Physiotherapy reviews were carried out at the hospital and it was recommended that Mr Gaule mobilise with a walking stick and under supervision. On December 3rd it was advised he could walk for short distances independently but with the walking stick.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Counsel said that tragically, at around 5am on December 4th, Mr Gaule went to the bathroom and he had an unwitnessed fall but he told nursing staff.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">He was assessed for injuries by nursing staff but counsel said he was not reviewed by a doctor until 7.15am and it was noted he had fallen and hit his head against the wall and had some pain. 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