Quarter of women yet to get cervical screening

1m women screened at least once since programme’s 2008 start

Almost a quarter of women in Ireland who are eligible for free cervical cancer screening have yet to avail of the service, according to the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).

CervicalCheck, the national cervical screening programme, has provided more than 2m free smear tests since the programme was launched in 2008 — nearly 1m women have been screened at least once.