HSE agrees to new contract with cervical screening lab

A deal was reached last week with Quest, with the health service agreeing to underwrite some medical negligence costs that may arise in future under the CervicalCheck programme

The HSE has reached an agreement to extend the contract with one of the two private laboratories that report on cervical smear tests.

A deal was reached last week with Quest, with the health service agreeing to underwrite some medical negligence costs that may arise in future under the CervicalCheck programme.

No agreement has yet been reached with the other main provider, Medlab in Sandyford.

There have been intense negotiations between the labs ...