Mr. Jim Breslin:

The pathway here is different. If a smear test was done with one's GP and it was a normal result, the GP will be informed of that.

The GP will talk to the person about it the next time the person is in. If it is not a normal result, the person will be sent for a colposcopy clinic for further investigation. If one stays with that GP, one will continue to have a conversation with the GP if the colposcopy finds something. However, it is not the GP who guides the person through the next stage when an abnormality is detected. It is the specialist service.