9th July 2024
In July 2021 the Southern Health & Social Care Trust commenced an extensive Lookback Review Exercise into the treatment and care provided to urology patients by the now retired Consultant Urologist, Mr Aidan O’Brien. The purpose of this Lookback Review was to determine if the treatment received by individual patients was appropriate, and to an acceptable standard, or if patients required a change to their treatment plan.
The Urology Lookback Review was conducted in two phases. The first phase (Cohort 1) completed in August 2023.
The second and final phase (Cohort 2) began in September 2023 and is now concluded.
A total of 2302 urology patients were reviewed across both cohorts as part of the Urology Lookback Review. Of these patients 549 were offered a recall appointment, with 353 of these patients requiring at least one change to their treatment plans.
The activity and outcomes report for both Cohorts of patient is now available to view HERE
The Southern Trust is satisfied that all patients who needed to be reviewed have been and that there will be no further urology recalls as a result of the clinical practice of Mr Aidan O’Brien.
Dr Maria O’Kane, Chief Executive of the Southern Health, and Social Care Trust, said: “The decision to review and re-call so many people was not taken lightly. It was an essential requirement to assure our patients and ourselves that everyone received the best possible care. I sincerely apologise again to the affected patients and to their families that the care provided by the Trust fell below what was acceptable and that, in some cases this caused distress or contributed to harm.”