Call for quick release of X-ray inquiry findings

PATIENT campaigners have called for the speedy release of the Tallaght X-ray inquiry report after health chiefs confirmed the report would not be finished until at least September.

Five months ago, an independent inquiry team began investigating 58,000 X-rays left unread by radiologists and nearly 3,500 GP referral letters that were unprocessed.

Delayed diagnoses at the Dublin hospital saw one patient die and another is understood to be still undergoing cancer treatment.