The Government is to consider funding a further independent review for women involved in the CervicalCheck scandal after a key patient advocate expressed no confidence in the process. Ms Walsh, herself a the victim of misread smears, revealed that RCOG supplied her with two different sets of results of her own smears over a 24-hour period in October. Labour’s Alan Kelly told the Dáil that Ms Walsh had tried to contact health minister Simon Harris three times in September and October to flag her concerns about the RCOG review. The Tipperary TD also asked if the Government would provide those women with the option of having an independent reading of their cases, given the significant discrepancies in the RCOG review. Mr Varadkar added that he would also give consideration to the request that Dr Gabriel Scally would examine the RCOG review and give his opinion on it.

Source: Irish Examiner December 05, 2019 04:52 UTC