Report: Hundreds of bowel screening patients recalled by Wexford hospital

Hundreds of bowel screening patients have been recalled to Wexford General Hospital after around a dozen missed cancer diagnosis were identified, it has been reported.

It is understood that the cases included "one probable avoidable death" of a male patient, RTÉ News reported.

Analysis: Fergal Bowers on the review of bowel screening cases at Wexford General Hospital https://t.co/Wj10BFxfZt

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The hospital is said to be reviewing the cases of around 600 patients who had undergone a screening colonoscopy or a diagnostic colonoscopy between 2013 and 2014.

"The recall of all patients and the subsequent report and its findings are in the final stages,” management at the hospital told RTÉ News.

"Once the report has been signed off it will need to be sent to all referenced parties within it before it can be published.”

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