Queensland Health probes: 50,000 x-rays not properly checked

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Queensland Government orders a probe into x-rays.

Queensland Government orders a probe into x-rays.

An investigation is underway after revelations almost 50,000 x-rays taken at public hospitals on the Gold Coast have not been properly checked.

The investigation will examine what Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has called a long-running failure of a system designed to pick up undiagnosed medical conditions.

The Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Board says it is aware of at least two patients who suffered adverse effects as a result of the failure.

It said it was aware there were problems with the checking procedures, but the extent of it did not become clear until late last week.