An opportunity to identify 159 women’s cervical cancers was missed by CervicalCheck, an independent review of tests carried out by the screening programme has found. This accounts for 15% of the 1,038 women who participated in the review from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Stephen Teap, representative from the 221+ Patient Support Group joined Shane Coleman to discuss the findings of the review, as well as the resignation of Lorraine Walsh, and Minister for Health Simon Harris' statement yesterday evening.