Dr. Jerome Coffey:

The issue here is really the data source and how we ascertain the case number.

The audit was performed and continues on the cases notified to the screening programme, generally from the colposcopy service directly, GPs or individuals registering their case of cancer diagnosis with the programme. This is with regard to the 25 to 60 year old age group. There may be people who presented from the 20% of the population who never engage with the screening programme. That is a big part of the gap between the number we are speaking about and the potential for other cases above and beyond the 1,482.