Breast screening errors may have led to 74 premature deaths

Breast screening errors may have led to 74 premature deaths Mistakes in the breast screening process had a “devastating impact” on the lives of a large number of women and may have led to the premature deaths of as many as 74, the health secretary has admitted.

While the estimate – initially feared to be in the hundreds – was lowered on Monday, Jeremy Hunt nevertheless acknowledged the harm caused to tens of thousands of people by IT failings that persisted for nearly a decade. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Update to Parliament on breast screening incident Public Health England