‘Is This Some Sick Joke?’: UK Hospital Wrongly Sends Cancer Texts to Patients Instead of ‘Merry Christmas’

Edited By: Majid Alam Last Updated: December 30, 2022, 18:24 IST Ambulance team members operate in inside an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 7, 2022. (AFP) A dad who was excitedly waiting on the outcomes of a lung cancer test, which returned unfavorable, was amongst the hundreds who got the messageA UK healthcare facility unintentionally sent out clients a text stating they have “aggressive lung cancer” rather of wanting them a “Merry Christmas” on Christmas eve, according to reports. The text, which were sent out on December 23, provided clients at a medical centre in Yorkshire, near Doncaster, an incorrect medical diagnosis, BBC reported. A dad who was excitedly waiting on the outcomes of a lung cancer test, which returned unfavorable, was amongst the hundreds who got the message. The text asked the clients to finish a DS-1500 kind, which allows individuals with terminal health problems to request specific advantages and specified that the clients have “aggressive lung cancer with metastases.” After an hour later on, a follow-up text was sent out by Askern Medical Practice apologising for the goof up stating, “Please accept our genuine apologies for the previous text sent out.” “This has actually been sent out in mistake. Our m
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