The Trust's own review found eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer.

Women affected by failures in the Southern Trust’s cervical screening programme have maintained their calls for a public ...

Portiuncula University Hospital has apologised to the family of woman who died from cervical cancer and acknowledged that there was a missed opportunity to diagnose her illness earlier, which ...

An independent review of all reports into cervical screening failures at the Southern Health Trust has been announced by ...

Cervical cancer is almost 100% preventable. With early testing, vaccination, and awareness, women everywhere can take control of their health.

HPV myths are everywhere, and they’re keeping people misinformed. Misinformation keeps our women and girls unprotected and ...

Medical staff involved in cell analysis underperformed for years, leading to incorrect diagnoses and harm to some women, new reports into the Southern Health Trust’s cervical screening programme have ...

During a Pap smear, the medical provider swabs the patient's cervix to collect a cell sample. The cell sample is then sent to a lab, where pathologists analyze the sample under a microscope to check ...

A campaign group has called for a statutory public inquiry as they mark two years since almost 17,500 women received letters warning that their cervical smear tests may have been incorrectly read.

The family of a woman who died after a hospital missed an early opportunity to diagnose her with cervical cancer has settled ...

A clinic which helps survivors of rape and sexual assault feel more comfortable during cervical screening celebrates 10 years ...

According to the NHS, some of the most common barriers to cervical screening attendance included embarrassment, anxiety, a lack of understand, concerns about pain, busy schedules and fear of results.