Dr. Peter McKenna:

Looking towards the future, when HPV is introduced, an algorithm is already in place for frequency of testing. This is not a static document and it will be reviewed in the light of best international evidence and our experience here. Nothing is carved in stone as to how the programme will function in future. All we can do is to take the experience of what other countries are doing, modify it and then look to see how that works here. To say that it is an inflexible forever document would give the wrong impression. It will be modified with time.