8名妇女在接受涂片检查后患上癌症,南部卫生信托基金误读了癌症。 Eight women developed cancer after their smear tests were misread by the Southern Health Trust.

南方卫生信托基金进行的一项审查发现,有8名妇女在接受涂片检查后患上了癌症,而且有11名妇女患有需要治疗的癌症前期变化。 A review by the Southern Health Trust found that eight women developed cancer after their smear tests were misread, and 11 had pre-cancerous changes requiring treatment. 17 000多名妇女重新检查了检测结果,发现持续的筛选器表现不佳。 Over 17,000 women had their tests rechecked, revealing persistent screener underperformance. 信托基金已道歉,并正在实施HPV筛查和集中实验室服务,作为回应。 The Trust has apologized and is implementing HPV screening and centralizing lab services in response.