Just 10% take up cervical check invitation since screening restarted

Just 12, 000 of 110,000 women contacted since July have come forward for their appointment, Dr Noirin Russell, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Cork University Maternity Hospital, said. File Picture.

Only one-tenth of women have taken up invitations for cervical screening checks from 110,000 letters issued since July, one of the country’s leading experts has warned.

Consultant obstetrician, gynaecologist and clinical senior lecturer at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH), Dr Nóirín Russell, said restarting cancer screening after it was paused by the Covid-19 pandemic has been very challenging.