HSE official ‘flabbergasted’ by dump find

A SENIOR Health Service Executive official has admitted he was “flabbergasted” by the discovery of thousands of patients’ medical notes dumped at a disused landfill and confirmed further excavations are being carried out in the area to see if there are more.

Gerry O’Dwyer, networks manager for the Southern Hospitals’ Group, said since the find in Glounthaune on April 30, HSE staff had been trawling through the documents.

However, he claimed despite the fact that thousands of medical notes were found, a mere 15 sets have so far been classified as complete and legible files.