Clare’s Independent TD says mistakes with serious diagnoses for patients will be an issue until we address the problem of recruiting qualified staff.
It’s after a HSE report revealed that 11 patients had their cancer diagnoses delayed at University Hospital Kerry and four have since died, after a review of 46,000 of radiology scans.
It was ordered after three serious events were identified involving a locum consultant – one working temporarily – who has since left the facility.
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Dr Michael Harty, who is the Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee, says issues like this can and will arise unless the issues surrounding staff recruitment:
