Tribunal will not sit until cancer appeal heard

A tribunal to deal with CervicalCheck claims will not begin hearing cases until the Supreme Court rules on a High Court judgment involving a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer.

Patient advocates said it could mean that some terminally ill women never get to access the tribunal, or even the High Court, as the High Court does not generally hear a case while a similar case is being appealed to the Supreme Court. They also questioned why legislation governing the establishment of the tribunal is being “rushed through” when there is no date in sight for the hearing of cases.