Inquiry team believes missing hysterectomy records were stolen

NEARLY a quarter of all childbirth-related hysterectomy records could not be found by the Neary inquiry team and investigators believe these particular records were stolen deliberately.

“We believe that the charts were unlawfully removed from the hospital with the objective of protecting those involved in the hysterectomies or in protecting the reputation of the hospital,” the report’s author concluded.

“Further corroboration of deliberate systematic removal of all records of certain hysterectomies is substantiated by the fact that in 40 of the 44 cases, the birth registers are also missing” she added.