Irony, not transparency, is the label that fits

TALLAGHT Hospital may like to describe its actions this week as open and transparent, but in reality another word is far more apt: irony.

Since Tuesday, the facility has been inundated with calls following the shocking revelation that 57,921 X-rays were not examined by consultant radiologists over a five-year period.

The scans, which highlight otherwise hidden information, are at the centre of the scandal. But despite this fact, the hospital is keeping vital details surrounding what happened away from the public view. Irony, not transparency, is the label that fits.