Review into records of 44 people who died under the care of neurologist Michael Watt 'shocking and gut-wrenching'
BBC News NI Health Correspondent
The review arises from a 2018 recall of 2,500 outpatients who were in Dr Watt's care at the Belfast Health Trust.This separate review into 44 deaths was conducted by the Royal College of Physicians at the request of the regulator, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority .It reveals a misdiagnosis rate of 45% among this group of patients, twice that for living patients.
Its terms of reference was also limited which meant the panel was confined to how much they could investigate. Potentially that could mean the re-opening of some cases by the coroner if he is approached by families to do so.Christine Collins thanked all those who had taken part in the review which she acknowledged had been difficult.
This latest review into deaths also identified concerns or omissions and their potential to lead to harm in almost half of the cases examined, including that some treatments were unnecessary and invasive. Since the launch of the inquiry in 2018, the focus has been on the experience of both patients and families.
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