Drumm says third case of misdiagnosis expected

THE chief executive of the Health Service Executive has confirmed that a third case of cancer misdiagnosis is expected to come to light and that medical files have been taken from Ennis General Hospital for assessment at another facility.

Speaking after the Regional Health Forum West meeting in Galway, Professor Brendan Drumm said he was told last Monday that there may be a third case, but this has to be validated.

He said there may be significantly more cases and not just in Ennis. “There are people up and down the country who may have been misdiagnosed but it hasn’t become public yet,” he said.