CervicalCheck refuses to show staff turnover

CervicalCheck has refused to reveal the number of staff who have resigned or taken stress leave in the wake of the smear test controversy, claiming it would not be in the public interest.

The Irish Examiner understands that a significant number of staff working in the CervicalCheck head office in Limerick have been forced to go on leave due to stress, have transferred to other parts of the HSE, or have resigned, due the pressure they have been put under.