Dr. Colm Henry:

One of the positive outcomes from the royal college review is that an independent outside body confirmed that this programme is working effectively. It is not just a question of us communicating figures such as the reduced mortality or the earlier detection of precancerous changes. It is the summary view of the royal college that the CervicalCheck programme is working effectively. That is a strong message of reassurance to our population, not just to those who are engaged in the programme now, but to women who are coming up to the starting age for the programme. They should have confidence that this programme works, and is effective, as benchmarked by an external, independent body.