€35,000 payout for delayed diagnosis

THE delayed diagnosis of colon cancer in an elderly woman, who subsequently died, led to a €35,000 payout by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to the victim’s family.

The High Court settlement was reached late last year with no admission of liability by the HSE.

The 75-year-old woman was referred by her GP to Portlaoise Hospital in March 2005 after complaining of abdominal pains.