Patient advocacy group 221+ calls for quick action on expired CervicalCheck slides

CervicalCheck clinical director Nóirín Russell: 'It's really important to state that the test being positive for HPV does not mean that the woman has cervical cancer.'

The 221+ patient advocacy group has called for quick, open action to address concerns of the women impacted by the expiry of CervicalCheck slides.  

CervicalCheck samples from 180 women have expired due to a capacity issue caused by a surge in testing in the first half of this year due to the Covid-19 lockdowns.