Health

Patient’s symptoms should have prompted checks for endometriosis

The Western Trust’s failure to give a patient an MRI test caused her to experience prolonged pain and unnecessarily delayed treatment of her endometriosis.

Report recommendations

We asked the Trust to apologise to the patient for the distress and frustration caused.

Category
Health & Social Care
Organisation
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Decision
Upheld
Case Reference
202004078
Issue Date
Format
  • ODT
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