Dr. Clare Faul:

It is more complex than that. Some patients, even if they had an appointment, were afraid to go to the hospital. Take radiation and oncology. We provided a service all through Covid. I was clinical director at the time. I had to write a number of letters through the Irish Cancer Society and the Friends of St. Luke's asking people to attend. There was a fear. It was not just the provision of the services. We had to educate patients that it was safe to come in and provide them with the support. That is still out there. There are still patients who are fearful of coming into hospital. We have to encourage them. Everyone needs to encourage patients to attend when the services are available. It is more complex than just not having been through the screening programme.