'Family-focused' woman who had to have hysterectomy after incorrectly reported smear test sues for damages

A 39-year-old woman whose cervical smear test was incorrectly reported as negative, before she was later diagnosed with cancer and had to have a hysterectomy, has sued in the High Court.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told by the woman’s counsel, Dr John O’Mahony SC, when she had a cervical smear test in 2013 there should have been “flashing red lights” but the result came back negative.