00:02Damning findings, which call into question research at Breast Screen SA.
00:08They failed to seek ethics approval for that research, which is required, and to seek the informed consent of the
00:16women.
00:17Those findings made after a three-year Ombudsman's investigation into a Breast Screen SA study involving 99 women between 2020
00:26and 2021.
00:27This was a failure in relation to the standards that women expect when they're receiving healthcare from a public service.
00:37Patients diagnosed with new or enlarging fibroadenomas or benign lumps underwent repeat assessments for the study without consenting to the
00:46research.
00:47I am absolutely certain that those clinicians who work in Breast Screen would be appalled.
00:54The CEO of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network told the ABC that, at the time, Breast Screen SA believed
01:01the study formed part of its ongoing commitment to improve care for women.
01:06But the Ombudsman found the service made administrative errors.
01:10Participants should be provided with the opportunity to provide informed consent to that research.
01:16National and state guidelines make that very clear.
01:19The Central Adelaide Local Health Network initially rejected a recommendation by Ms Strickland to apologise and issue a public statement
01:27about the errors.
01:28It told the Ombudsman doing so could have an unintended consequence of impacting the effectiveness of the service.
01:34But in late March, it wrote to the 99 women impacted, telling the ABC it unreservedly apologised.
01:42The Ombudsman has welcomed the apology.
01:45And while the war is skinless, theå¼· Thank you.
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