The Western Health and Social Care Trust has confirmed a reassessment has been carried out of CT Coronary Angiogram Imaging carried out over a 13 month period in Omagh.
Letters have been sent to the 99 patients whose scans were reassessed, with further action required in some cases.
The trust says psychological supports are being made available for any patient who might be particularly anxious, with West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan urging people to avail of that service.
The Western Trust says concerns were raised through its incident reporting system, and initially an audit of a small sample of CT Angiogram images, which had been carried out by a Locum Consultant Cardiologist, was completed.
The results of that audit prompted the Trust to undertake a full review of all CT Coronary Angiogram imaging which had been conducted by this doctor during their employment with the Trust.
A total of 112 images, which affected 99 patients, had been carried out by the locum Consultant Cardiologist concerned during the period January 2020 to February 2021. These have all been reassessed as part of the Trust’s Lookback Review into CT Coronary Angiogram Imaging.
These images were taken at Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex. No other hospitals or healthcare facilities are involved.
The Trust says it has written to all 99 patients, including those patients where no error was detected or further action recommended, so they are aware of the review and reassured that their case has been re-evaluated.
