Family of Hannah McInally welcome FAI involving NHS Grampian and NHS 24

Hannah McInally died in 2021 after complications from an undiagnosed ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is scheduled to investigate circumstances around the 24-year-old’s death to establish what, if anything, went wrong with the care provided by NHS Grampian and NHS24.

A sheriff may then make recommendations to help address any failings or shortcomings and improve standards.

Today, Hannah’s family and partner, Scott Strachan, issued a statement ahead of a preliminary hearing for the FAI.

They said: “Hannah was a kind, clever, beautiful and contagiously happy young woman and her untimely loss continues to be felt by everyone who knew her.

“We have always believed there were failings at NHS Grampian that directly contributed to her death and, to us, the mere existence of an FAI confirms there to be truth in this and it’s now simply an exercise in publicly disclosing what went wrong and why.

“It is therefore with much anticipation we now await the health board’s evidence because, to date, we feel like it has failed to fully answer all our questions that we believe would help us understand, grieve and move forwards.

“Our thanks go to those who have supported us since Hannah’s passing but for the duration of the FAI we request our privacy is respected so we can give it our full attention and process things in our own time.”

Hannah’s family is being supported by Ruth Kelliher, Partner and Head of the firm’s Clinical Negligence team.