AQW 9613/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health how many patients have now been identified as having been affected by clinical concerns in relation to the work of a consultant urologist in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 3 November 2020

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Tabled
3 November 2020
Answer due by
18 November 2020
Answered
6 December 202033 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

As of 24 November 2020, a total of 2,327 patients have been confirmed as patients in the consultants care during the 18 month lookback exercise period (January 2019 – June 2020) and from this exercise 1,159 patients’ records have been initially reviewed, 271 patients or families have been contacted and 9 Serious Adverse Incidents have been confirmed.

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