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| Belfast Health Trust recalls 105 patients | Belfast Health Trust recalls 105 patients |
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| The Belfast Health Trust has recalled 105 patients after concerns were raised about the care they received at the Royal Victoria Hospital's accident and emergency department. | |
| The matter has been referred to the General Medical Council. | The matter has been referred to the General Medical Council. |
| Concerns were raised by medical staff who believe there may have been cases of misdiagnosis. | Concerns were raised by medical staff who believe there may have been cases of misdiagnosis. |
| The files of those who attended within the past six to eight weeks have been reviewed. | |
| Belfast Health Trust Medical Director Dr Tony Stevens said 105 letters were being hand-delivered on Wednesday morning to the patients affected. | |
| "We've already been in touch with a few patients whom we maybe wanted to see a little bit quicker and some of those patients have already been seen. There are no immediate concerns about their well being," he said. | "We've already been in touch with a few patients whom we maybe wanted to see a little bit quicker and some of those patients have already been seen. There are no immediate concerns about their well being," he said. |
| "There is a danger this will get out of proportion today and people will be getting very anxious, but we do not believe we have a major problem here. | "There is a danger this will get out of proportion today and people will be getting very anxious, but we do not believe we have a major problem here. |
| "One of our consultants identified one or two cases where we felt the care offered by one of our doctors was not as complete as it should be, and as soon the management in the hospital were alerted, we decided to review that doctor's work in greater detail and we've been doing that over the last few days. | "One of our consultants identified one or two cases where we felt the care offered by one of our doctors was not as complete as it should be, and as soon the management in the hospital were alerted, we decided to review that doctor's work in greater detail and we've been doing that over the last few days. |
| "They weren't necessarily critical tests but they were the sort of thing that we would not let go." | |
| Dr Stevens said the individual doctor no longer worked at the trust but he had contacted the regulatory body to make them aware of concerns. | Dr Stevens said the individual doctor no longer worked at the trust but he had contacted the regulatory body to make them aware of concerns. |
| Several months ago the College of Emergency Medicine carried out an external review of the department. The result was a damning report that questioned patient safety. | Several months ago the College of Emergency Medicine carried out an external review of the department. The result was a damning report that questioned patient safety. |
| The Trust is providing an advice line which will be open from 8am - 6pm from Wednesday 26 June. The telephone number is: 028 9063 0500. | The Trust is providing an advice line which will be open from 8am - 6pm from Wednesday 26 June. The telephone number is: 028 9063 0500. |