Queensland Health bosses are working to contact 9000 patients who had scans at a major south-east Queensland hospital after an internal error two years ago resulted in radiology reports not being properly reviewed by doctors.

A change to the internal processes at Caboolture Hospital, north of Brisbane, in April 2023 led to hard copies of radiology reports not being delivered to some of the patients' treating doctors.

Patients who have not had a follow-up appointment and who have not accessed their results electronically could be in the dark about potentially life-threatening conditions.

The error was first detected earlier this month when a patient presented at Caboolture Hospital's emergency department five weeks after having a scan, only to be told the scan had revealed advanced canc

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