Hospital apologises after delaying woman's surgery due to missed phone call 

Emily Larkin, from Lucan in Co Dublin, was scheduled to undergo an operation on her toe in the coming weeks.

A hospital that delayed a 21-year-old woman's operation after she missed a phone call about the procedure has this evening apologised for its actions, and launched an internal review of how her surgery slot was given to another patient. 

Emily Larkin, from Lucan in Co Dublin, was scheduled to undergo an operation on her toe in the coming weeks.