Scans to be fixed, cancer patient was told

A breast cancer patient who settled her action for substantial damages after a radiology misdiagnosis at Kerry General Hospital three years ago received an assurance that system failings at the hospital would be rectified.

Tralee solicitor Damien Cashell said yesterday: “Her primary reason for bringing the case was to ensure systems in place at the time would change, and she was devastated to learn this week the problems persisted.”

Mr Cashell said that the woman’s case was only settled last September, after the misdiagnosis in 2014.