Solicitor representing CervicalCheck victims: Smear audit halted ‘for no reason’

A solicitor representing CervicalCheck victims has questioned if halting the smear test audit a year ago was an attempt to “put a lid” on the number of women affected by the scandal.

Solicitor representing CervicalCheck victims: Smear audit halted ‘for no reason’

A solicitor representing CervicalCheck victims has questioned if halting the smear test audit a year ago was an attempt to “put a lid” on the number of women affected by the scandal.

Cian O’Carroll said the audit was halted “for no good reason” after it emerged that more than 200 women with cervical cancer were not told that a review of their smear histories found they were incorrectly given the all-clear.

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