HSE can’t say which lab linked to errors

The HSE has been unable to clarify which of the laboratories it contracts to process cervical smears produced inaccurate test results in relation to 206 women.

HSE can’t say which lab linked to errors

It emerged yesterday that 206 cytology reviews were conducted where the cytology “suggested a different result, which would have recommended an investigation to occur at an earlier stage”.

In other words, there were cancer warning signs that were not followed up on at the time because the initial analysis incorrectly found nothing wrong.

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