The family of a Listowel man, who suffered a delayed diagnosis at University Hospital Kerry, are taking legal action against the HSE.
A review of over 46,000 scans, which was published in December 2018, found that the scans of 11 patients were misread by a locum radiologist at UHK between March 2016 and July 2017; this radiologist no longer works at the hospital.
Tony Hannon was one of the 11 patients who suffered a delayed diagnosis and he died from cancer in April 2019.
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His wife, Marcella Hannon claims the settlement the HSE is offering the family is based on the position that Mr Hannon was 70-years-old and he would’ve only have had a year of life left anyway.
Ms Hannon says the family disputes this:
