Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion

I raised the matter with the Minister four months ago. I showed him the letter which was issued to the patient by the medical consultant in the public clinic. It was a case where a GP had a very genuine concern and results from the private screening were forwarded to the public clinic. That was the response the GP received. The patient has been dealt with in another public clinic. Everything has worked out for that patient, but I was concerned, and that is why I raised the matter with the Minister over four months ago. Mr. McCallion has clarified the situation. He has said that when a patient has been identified as having an abnormal result, she will be taken on board by the public system.