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Published: 23 October 2023

Cervical screening tests to resume at National Cervical Screening Laboratory at The Coombe Hospital

We are pleased to announce that the processing of CervicalCheck screening samples will resume at the National Cervical Screening Laboratory at The Coombe Hospital from Tuesday 24 October. This resumption has been welcomed by The Coombe Hospital Master, Professor Michael O’Connell, and the Chief Executive of the National Screening Service, Ms Fiona Murphy.

Professor Michael O’Connell said: “Women in Ireland can be assured of the quality they are receiving from the National Cervical Screening Laboratory at The Coombe Hospital.”

Ms Fiona Murphy said: “We are confident of the quality assured work carried out at the National Cervical Screening Laboratory and delighted that, with the resumption of services, the laboratory can now begin building its volumes back up towards its target of 10% of all CervicalCheck programme slides.”