Wrong patient had invasive procedure
A patient underwent an "invasive" medical procedure intended for someone else, it has emerged.
The patient was told and "suffered no adverse effect", North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust said A trust spokesman said: "We can confirm that earlier this year a day-case cardiology procedure was carried out on a patient who did not require this particular diagnostic investigation.He told theThe correct patient received the treatment later.
"Our trust culture is to take any such incident very seriously but not to lay blame on individuals," the spokesman said.
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