US lab involved in cervical cancer smear tests scandal threatened legal action against HSE

One of the US laboratories involved in the cervical cancer smear tests scandal threatened to take legal action against health service officials if they told doctors about what happened.

US lab involved in cervical cancer smear tests scandal threatened legal action against HSE
Wed, 16 May, 2018 - 01:00
Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Elaine Loughlin

The threat was revealed in more than 122 pages of Department of Health files released by the Government last night which show senior department officials were fully aware of the scandal two years ago.

According to the documents on April 27, 2016, officials from the HSE’s health and wellbeing division held a meeting with the Department of Health at Hawkins House.

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