Symphysiotomy medical records deadline extended

The State has extended the deadline for women to apply for return of their medical records under a State scheme set up to compensate survivors of symphysiotomy following objections to the original February 29 deadline.

The Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme had published a notice on its website advising applicants to the scheme that they had until Monday to request return of their documents, after which records would be shredded.

However after objections were raised, the State now says women have until March 20 “to decide how they would like the scheme to act”.