No retest for 2,600 heart patients despite results fears

The HSE has refused to re-test up to 2,600 heart patients whose echocardiogram results were sent to GPs with a disclaimer about the quality of the machine.

GPs in Meath have raised concerns after seeing the disclaimer from staff saying they could not stand over the results, due to the outdated machine at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, Co Meath.

The HSE says that a locum consultant cardiologist at the hospital “instructed the technicians to put a disclaimer on the echocardiograms without the knowledge or approval of the hospital management”.