GPs fear drop in CervicalCheck testing take-up

Family doctors say they are “seriously concerned” that the undermining of the CervicalCheck screening programme will put off women from using it.

Chairman of the Irish Medical Organisation’s (IMO) GP committee, Dr Padraig McGarry, said the scandal could lead to a decrease in the number of women presenting for testing.

Dr McGarry said a full review of the screening programme is the right course of action and that other matters, such as outsourcing, testing criteria and frequency, and patient communication, should be included.