Independent reviews by radiological societies revealed that Jersey's radiology department was plagued by leadership problems before some women were given possible false-negative breast cancer results, according to an 18 July BBC article.
The reviews stem from a number of women who returned to the radiology department for further breast testing. The Health and Community Services (HCS) said to the BBC that it retested 20 women who were given possible false-negative results. One woman tested positive for cancer and is receiving treatment, the HCS stated.
The reviewing societies included the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Breast Radiologists (BSBR). They found that delays in responding to problems negatively impacted the Jersey radiology department's actions and that some junior doctors, especially females, were spoken to in an inappropriate manner by radiologists. They added that a lack of action and poor treatment may have led to the doctors avoiding requesting scans.
The HCS said it is developing an action plan based on recommendations from the RCR and BSBR reports, the article states. It added that the plan would be considered by the HCS Advisory Board at its meeting on 25 July.
The full BBC article can be found here.
