Lawyers for woman dying from cervical cancer plead for HSE to settle case over smear slides

Court told the 59-year old woman is gravely ill and it is only 'a matter of days' before she dies

Judge, who noted the woman was 'gravely ill and in extremis', encouraged the parties to engage further to see if a resolution can be arrived at.

Lawyers for a woman who is dying of cervical cancer and is days from death have appealed in the High Court to the HSE to settle her case over the alleged misreporting of her cervical smear slides.

Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told the 59-year old woman is gravely ill and it is only “a matter of days” before she dies.