Inquiry into alleged CT scan errors by radiologist at Bantry General Hospital

An inquiry into a consultant radiologist who allegedly made serious errors in a number of CT scan reports while working at Bantry General Hospital has opened at the Medical Council’s headquarters in Dublin.

Dr Dawar Siddiqi, who worked as a locum consultant radiologist at Bantry General Hospital between May and September 2013, faces an allegation of poor professional performance.

Specifically, it is alleged that Dr Saddiqi made serious errors in one or more of some 22 cases identified by an expert, and that his rate of error regarding these was unacceptably high.