Patients recalled to hospitals over ‘quality control’

Health Minister Leo Varadkar said the recall to hospitals of hundreds of patients following a review of thousands of X-rays was more about quality assurance and control than anything else.

Referring to a patient at Bantry General Hospital in Cork, found to have a delayed cancer diagnosis, Mr Varadkar said it was obviously an enormous issue for the person concerned and a “real tragedy for us”.

Mr Varadkar said X-rays from all hospitals where three particular consultants worked would be tracked and reviewed.