A hospital that delayed a 21-year-old woman's operation after she missed a phone call about the procedure has this evening apologised for its actions, and launched an internal review of how her surgery slot was given to another patient. Emily Larkin, from Lucan in Co Dublin, was scheduled to undergo an operation on her toe in the coming weeks. She had been referred for her next operation in Tallaght University Hospital, where she has been receiving treatment for her condition for the past four years. Ms Larkin, a third-year primary school teaching student at DCU, said she had received a missed call from a Tallaght hospital number and rang them back. In a statement, the hospital said: "Tallaght University Hospital does not comment on individual patient cases.

Source: Irish Examiner June 11, 2021 11:48 UTC