Update: GP blames 'political and media hype' for six-month delay in smear results

The Health Minister Simon Harris has been strongly criticised over problems relating to delays in smear test results.

Update: A Co. Clare GP is calling on politicians and the media to be more responsible in how they deal with public health issues, writes Vivienne Clarke.

Dr Máire Finn says that the current delay of six months in cervical smear results is because the system is overwhelmed following Minister for Health Simon Harris’s decision to offer free repeat smear tests to every woman after the CervicalCheck controversy.