40,000 smear test backlog ‘cleared by September’

Health Minister Simon Harris has pledged that a backlog of approximately 40,000 smear tests will be cleared by mid-September.

40,000 smear test backlog ‘cleared by September’
Sat, 13 Jul, 2019 - 06:15

By Catherine Shanahan and Juno McEnroe

Health Minister Simon Harris has pledged that a backlog of approximately 40,000 smear tests will be cleared by mid-September.

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