'I understand the anger': Consultant says CervicalCheck staff being subjected to 'damaging' abuse

A consultant has warned that frontline staff with the CervicalCheck service are bearing the brunt of public anger and are being subjected to abuse and abusive language.

Dr Nóirín Russell, an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Cork University Maternity Hospital and lead colposcopist with Kerry Colposcopy Service at University Hospital Kerry, said that the last 18 months have been incredibly difficult for women as a result of reporting around the CervicalCheck review.