HSE apologises to terminally ill woman over 'negligent' smear test

Family sued over alleged delays in diagnosing cancer, saying it had impact on treatment and life expectancy

Patricia Carrick from Galway who has settled her case over her smear tests. 

The HSE and a testing laboratory have apologised in the High Court to a mother of four who is terminally ill with cancer for a smear test which they acknowledge was read in a manner that was negligent.

The apology was read out at the Four Courts as Patricia Carrick and her husband Damien settled their High Court action in which it was claimed Mrs Carrick's smear test was misdiagnosed or misreported.