Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Damien McCallion:

The backlog is often quantified in total slides, which is approximately 79,000 or close to 80,000. We always have approximately 20,000 slides that are working through the system if things are on an even keel. In some ways the critical determination is the turnaround times for women to get their results, what is known as the TAT. We have made significant improvements with two of the laboratories, in the Coombe and Quest Diagnostics. They are now down to three weeks and seven weeks, respectively. That can vary a little week to week-----