Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion

Dr. Peter McKenna:

Yes, they are from primary care. Whereas this time last year, a colposcopy clinic might have seen approximately ten patients a month with an abnormal looking cervix or abnormal bleeding, it may now be seeing 60 or 70. This is clogging up the colposcopy clinics. These are patients who more appropriately should be seen at a rapid access gynaecology clinic.