A bungling GP surgical procedure has by chance despatched a mass textual content to lots of of sufferers informing them they’ve ‘aggressive lung most cancers’ as an alternative of wishing them a Merry Christmas.
The textual content message, despatched on December 23, issued the bogus prognosis to sufferers at Askern Medical Centre in Doncaster – together with some who have been genuinely ready for lung most cancers check outcomes, the Solar studies.
Property developer Chris Reed, 57, reportedly acquired the textual content message after being examined for lung most cancers – inflicting his companion to burst into tears.
Mr Reed tried to telephone the surgical procedure however discovered the telephone traces full, earlier than speeding to the centre to then learn it was a mistake and his most cancers outcomes have been, the truth is, unfavorable.
The message, despatched at 3.49pm on December 23, was imagined to want sufferers a merry Christmas
The surgical procedure issued a second textual content message 22 minutes after, providing ‘honest apologies’ for the error
The textual content message, posted on social media by a number of upset sufferers, learn: ‘From the forwarded letters at CMP, Dr [name] has requested so that you can do a DS1500 for the above affected person.
‘Prognosis – Aggressive lung most cancers with metastases.’
Metastases is a time period used when most cancers has unfold from one website to a different, making it tougher to deal with.
DS1500 is a kind of type used so that folks with terminal diseases can declare advantages.
The message gave the impression to be meant for inside circulation amongst surgical procedure workers solely, however sparked outrage amongst native residents with many saying they have been left shaken and anxious by the message.
The surgical procedure issued a second textual content message 22 minutes after, providing ‘honest apologies’ for the error.
It added: ‘Our message to it’s best to have learn: We want you a really merry Christmas and a Blissful New Yr.’
One affected person on the surgical procedure, who rushed inside after receiving the textual content, posted the error on Fb, writing: ‘One thing [is] clearly not proper at Askern Medical Observe. Fuming.
‘I acquired this message and I am not the one one. I used to be shaking and near tears.
‘Fairly a number of within the surgical procedure now with the identical textual content. I used to be close to the surgical procedure and walked in to say what the hell?
‘I am not the one one however folks will now be anxious in the event that they’ve acquired this textual content.’
One other affected person blasted the observe, writing workers had despatched ‘a textual content to everybody telling them they’ve aggressive terminal lung most cancers’.
Others identified the anguish prompted for the affected person referenced within the message, in addition to the numerous others awaiting screening outcomes at a time so near Christmas.
Askern Medical Observe has been contacted for remark.
