Hospitals under spotlight following delayed cancer diagnosis

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says he will apply scrutiny to hospitals nationwide Picture: Tom Honan/Julien Behal Photography/PA

Hospitals across the country could be scrutinised for failings around delayed cancer diagnoses after a hospital in County Donegal was investigated for a number of alleged missed cancers.

The Dáil heard how patients suffered delays in diagnosis and treatment for endometrial cancer at Letterkenny University Hospital.