Northern Trust patients affected were from similar geographic area

Whiteabbey Hospital, Co Antrim

Whiteabbey Hospital, Co Antrim

An NI health trust has said it is investigating the cause of an appointment letter blunder that led to several missed appointments in its X-ray department last week.

The Northern Trust has said a postal error may be responsible for several patients failing to receive a letter inviting them to an appointment, resulting in several non-attendances at Whiteabbey Hospital over two days.