Missed cancers in Wexford prompt changes for endoscopies

HSE review of BowelScreen service at Wexford General Hospital results in 10 recommendations.

A HSE review prompted by 13 missed cancer cases at Wexford General Hospital and one death has led to 10 recommendations for the country’s endoscopy services.

In October 2014, two cases of caecal cancer were detected in patients who had recently undergone a colonoscopy, but were not diagnosed at that time. Both those patients had been screened by the same endoscopist.