Yet it was never mentioned to them at the steering committee meeting. Both Mr Teap and Ms Walsh said they are aware of “pre-meetings” taking place prior to steering committee meetings, where they believe HSE and department officials agree on what to tell them. “Only certain people are allowed in to the pre-meeting — and then we get the spin,” said Ms Walsh. Ms Walsh, whose misread smears deprived her of the chance to have a family, said it seemed that “nobody had bothered to check if letters were going to the GPs”. The Irish Examiner asked the HSE what reassurance it could give to Ms Walsh.

Source: Irish Examiner July 15, 2019 03:22 UTC