Bereaved husband considering legal action says HSE boss must go

The husband of a woman who was twice given incorrect smear test results and subsequently died of cervical cancer has called for HSE boss Tony O’Brien to be sacked or resign — and has not ruled out suing the State for what happened.

Stephen Teap added his voice to the quit calls as the HSE confirmed Mr O’Brien will leave on July 1, four weeks earlier than planned — but point blank refused to reveal his pension and pay-off entitlements.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Teap said his wife Irene, from Carrigaline, Co Cork, was diagnosed with stage two cancer in 2015 and died on July 26 last year, leaving behind two young sons, after two false negative tests in 2010 and 2013.