Confidence in CervicalCheck has taken a blow but it is still saving lives 

A WHO report makes clear the importance that everyone becomes informed about screening and its limitations, writes Dr Alan Smith

A demonstration in Galway City in 2018 in solidarity with the women and families affected by the CervicalCheck scandal. Photograph: Hany Marzouk

Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its Recommendations on Best Practices in Cervical Screening Programmes — recommendations they created in collaboration with the HSE, National Screening Service and the Department of Health. 

The report has put the work and expertise of CervicalCheck — Ireland’s cervical screening programme — in the spotlight on a world stage.