HSE faces radiologist shortage, delaying cancer scan results for patients in the northeast

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A cancer patient experiences heightened anxiety due to delays in receiving scan results, a situation exacerbated by a 20% rise in CT scans. The HSE acknowledges a shortage of radiologists in the northeast, leading to an average 15-day delay in reporting scan results, impacting patients like Brenda Courell. The HSE is actively recruiting radiologists and aims to reduce the reporting turnaround time to the national standard of ten working days.


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