Tánaiste in Dáil apology over Vicky’s misdiagnosis

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has apologised to a dying mother over her cancer misdiagnosis as he confirmed that health chiefs are checking if more women were left in the dark over inaccurate test results.

Fianna Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary raised in the Dáil the tragic case of Limerick mother of two, Vicky Phelan, who had her cervical cancer misdiagnosed after a screening in 2011.

The Mayo TD said the attitude by health personnel in the case has been “cruel and bizarre in the extreme”.