After receiving a communication from NHS, an individual from the cornwall was by chance knowledgeable that he might have most cancers.
Gin Morley of Charlestown was knowledgeable by the Urology Department on the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Trails on Friday morning that it was “immediate cancerous suspected referral”.
The 72 -year -old stated: “It knocked me for six, but my wife Janet said that I had no blood test recently so it was 99.99% certain that it was a mistake.”
NHS Trust, a spokesman of Royal Cornwal Hospitals, confirmed the “small number” of sufferers, acquired a incorrect textual content message after an error in its affected person message system.
Communication despatched to Mr. Morley and different sufferers learn: “Urology has been referred to as an immediate suspected cancer referral.”
A spokesman for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust stated: “We can confirm that a small number of patients have received a wrong text message after an error in our patient message system.
“This is a separate occasion and motion has been taken to forestall messages being despatched to error.
“We are contacting all the patients to persuade personally and to remove any concern.
Mr. Morley said that he was forgiven from the hospital but he and his wife described the message as “ridiculous”.
He stated: “My concern is that many individuals can surprise what they should do.”
With inputs from BBC