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QEH patients get iodine after mix-up
Published on: 4/6/08.

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS of waiting in pain, the dozens of Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) patients needing radioactive iodine for treatment of their cancer condition, have finally received it.

The story was first highlighted in the SUNDAY SUN of March 23, 2008.

The QEH had said then that supplies of the medication were scheduled to reach the hospital on Tuesday, March 25. However, they arrived in Barbados three days later on the afternoon of Friday, March 28. The patients started receiving treatment last Monday (March 31).

The QEH explained the delay came about when the airline refused to accept the supplies due to what has been described as "a mix up".

"This resulted in the last minute cancellation," said the QEH's communication specialist, Mike Maycock. (SP)