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External review on UHK scans misreading signed off earlier this year

Jul 21, 2021 08:14 By radiokerrynews
External review on UHK scans misreading signed off earlier this year
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An external review on the misreading of scans in UHK was signed off earlier this year.

This follows the publication of a report in late 2018 on a review of 46,000 scans at the Tralee hospital.

A review of more than 46,000 misread scans at University Hospital Kerry was concluded in late 2018.

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The images reviewed were the work of a locum consultant radiologist, who worked in the hospital in 2016 and 2017.

The 2018 review found eleven patients suffered a delayed cancer diagnosis, with a number passing away since.

UHK now says an external HSE service review was commissioned by the CEO of the South/South West Hospital Group and was completed and signed off in early 2021.

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The hospital adds that service reviews are not published by the HSE.

Radio Kerry has sought a copy of the second review.

 

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