Stephen Teap Says Current Delays In Smear Test Results Is A 'Huge Concern'
A Cork father of two, whose wife died from Cervical Cancer has described the current delays in smear test results being issued to women as "a huge concern"
Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died in July of last year after she was misdiagnosed with the disease...
He now works with the 221+ CervicalCheck Patient Support Group, whose main objective is to meet the needs of patients directly affected by the controversy and their next of kin...
The CervicalCheck scandal led to an increased demand for repeat and routine smear tests and the HSE says as a result women are facing long delays for their test results to be issued
The current wait time for test results is up to 20 weeks from the time of the smear test
Speaking to RedFM News Stephen Teap says the scandal has underlined the importance of having a screening programme
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