HSE closes ranks after misdiagnoses

THE HSE has closed ranks even tighter following the disclosure by a Dáil TD this week that two more misdiagnoses had been confirmed in the northeast where reviews of 6,000 chest X-rays and 70 CT scans are underway.

Louth Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd said there was deep concern among patients who were expected to wait up to two months for a new test. He said he had learned just this week that two more misdiagnoses were confirmed.

Yesterday, the HSE said: “While we appreciate that information regarding further cases may come into the public domain as we communicate with families throughout this process, the HSE will not report any further information on specific details of the reviews until the entire review process has concluded.”