MORE THAN 300 women who received gynaecology treatment at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Co Down are to be contacted as a matter of “urgency” by the hospital following concerns about a healthcare professional who was involved in treating them.
The Southern Health Trust in Northern Ireland, which runs the hospital, said it was conducting a “precautionary review of patients who were treated by a healthcare professional” temporarily employed at Daisy Hill Hospital.
The alert at Daisy Hill arose when a colleague became concerned about the health professional’s work.
Twelve women who underwent sterilisation procedures have already been contacted and advised to employ contraceptive measures.
The Southern Trust’s medical director, Dr Patrick Loughran, said the decision to carry out the review followed concerns about “aspects of the healthcare professional’s work” in the period from December 31st last year to May 16th this year.
It will be conducted by Prof William Thompson, former professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Queen’s University Belfast.
“This comprehensive exercise is being conducted as a matter of urgency and is expected to take two weeks to complete,” Dr Loughran said.
“The trust would like to apologise for any distress or anxiety this exercise may cause.”
