Personal injury claims linked to CervicalCheck rise to over 260

Cian O’Carroll, whose firm Cian O’Carroll Solicitors represented Vicky Phelan in the landmark CervicalCheck case in 2018, represents under half of the women who have taken legal actions. Picture: Collins Courts

The State Claims Agency (SCA) has received 263 personal injury claims arising from alleged misreading of slides by CervicalCheck.

That is according to new figures provided by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly who said that, of these, 212 relate to clinical care claims brought directly by the service users.