Dr Matthew Thomas, a paediatric consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital, claimed he “did not check” his patient’s blood test results which showed signs of infection requiring antibiotic treatment. A Medical Council inquiry examined whether Dr Thomas had failed to expedite a blood sample on June 26th 2013, and had failed to start antibiotic treatment when the blood results showed they were required. ‘Miserable’Dr Thomas told the inquiry that he ordered a blood test that morning, but “the blood test was not done for whatever reason”, and was only carried out at 2:10pm when he followed up on it. Dr Thomas told the inquiry the first time he became aware of the high levels of CRP revealed in the blood tests was around 8pm when he received a call from another doctor after he had left work. Simon Mills, barrister for Dr Thomas, told the inquiry his client understood the ordeal had been an “unpleasant experience for him and his family”, and for the family of Mia Carlin.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2018 17:15 UTC