Hospitals ran no checks on Finnish pathologist

THE Irish employers of a Finnish pathologist who worked as a locum in hospitals in Galway and Cork never bothered to run a check with the Helsinki hospital where his work was found to be negligent.

In 2006, Dr Antoine Geagea was placed on leave for health reasons by the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital.

But, while his Finnish employers thought he was taking sick leave, Dr Geagea was taking up a position with University Hospital Galway and later with Cork University Hospital.