Health Minister Defends His Decision To Offer Free Smear Test Re-Checks
The move has led to delays of up to 33 weeks for results
Simon Harris says he wasn't going to create a reassurance apartheid when it came to CervicalCheck, by not offering free smear test re-checks.
The Minister has been defending his decision to offer the free out of cycle tests.
It's led to a large backlog in the system and some women waiting as long as 33 weeks to get results.
But Simon Harris still believes it was the right decision:
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