Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion

Dr. Tony Holohan:

Yes. In broad terms for screening programmes, and as a point of principle, that has two dimensions to it. One is what the evidence says, in general terms, around the performance of tests, but then there is also the question of the risks and benefits that arise in a particular country or a particular setting. Ultimately, the costs and expenditures that accrue here will be difficult, so the cost and benefit of a screening programme, even if the technology is the same, can be different in different populations.

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