Ruth Morrissey's upgrading of slide results from negative 'not considered an adverse incident'

Asked if the Vicky Phelan case never happened, when would Ruth Morrissey have found out about the audit reviews on her smear slides, Cervical Check programmer manager John Gleeson said: "If she had chosen to ask us".

Ruth Morrissey's upgrading of slide results from negative 'not considered an adverse incident'

Cervical Check programmer manager John Gleeson has told the High Court open disclosure requires an adverse event, and the upgrading of the results of Ruth Morrissey's smear slides from negative was not considered an adverse incident.

Asked if the Vicky Phelan case never happened, when would the Limerick mother who now has at maximum two years to live have found out about the audit reviews on her smear slides, Mr Gleeson said: "If she had chosen to ask us".

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