Harney and Barringtons in review talks

MANAGEMENT of Barringtons Hospital met with Health Minister Mary Harney last night to try to agree terms for a review of breast cancer patient files following concerns over the misdiagnosis of women attending the hospital.

Harney and Barringtons in review talks
Tue, 04 Sep, 2007 - 01:00
Caroline O’Doherty

Talks took place in Dublin at the minister’s request after the hospital agreed to suspend breast cancer services last week pending the results of the review. The concerns centre on 10 sample cases.

About 1,000 files dating back to 2003, however, will have to be re-examined to ensure other mistakes were not made.

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