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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

Patients dying unnecessarily because of NHS scan failures, Health Ombudsman says

A new report has found repeated errors in reading scans is costing lives (PA) - (PA Wire)

Patients are dying unnecessarily and others are facing unacceptable delays because of repeated failings in the way NHS scans are read, the Health Ombudsman has said.

Despite a report four years ago into mistakes in the reading and reporting of images, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said it has since upheld or partly upheld more than 40 cases in which similar failings were found.

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