Failure to follow-up report had a ‘serious effect’

A failure to follow up on an abnormal X-ray had a “serious effect” on the health of a woman who later died from cancer, a Medical Council disciplinary inquiry heard yesterday.

Expert witness Dr Kathleen McGarry said Dr Emmanuel Gbadebo Alabi should have flagged the report with his superiors.

Dr McGarry, a consultant physician at Navan Hospital, said the X-ray report from Evelyn McGinn showed enlarged lymph nodes in her chest. The report recommended she be referred to a respiratory physician.