By Martin JohnstonA radiologist has been faulted for failing to detect an abnormality in the spine of an elderly woman. The woman was 68 when, in 2013, she went to her GP because of severe pain in her lower back and hips. She was referred for an X-ray, from which the radiologist identified multi-level chronic disc degeneration, Hill's report says. She was transferred to another hospital some days later where multiple myeloma was diagnosed and she had spinal stabilisation surgery. Hill made "adverse comment" about the radiology service where the radiologist worked, because it was understaffed.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 10, 2016 03:56 UTC