A teenage girl died after a radiologist failed to spot a lesion in an MRI scan, a Health and Disability Commission report released today shows. The case has prompted Commissioner Anthony Hill to order an independent review of the radiology service, including rostering and staffing levels, because of poor work conditions, which contributed to the error. Hill found the radiologist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for missing a lesion in the girl’s scan eight months before it was finally discovered.
