Bernard Allen
Question:118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for the results of smear tests in each of the centres that undertake these tests in public hospitals. [2661/01]
Written Answers. - Cancer Screening Programme.
Having made inquiries of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and those health boards which have laboratories undertaking analysis of cervical smears, the following is the information sought by the Deputy; also included is information supplied by Portiuncula Hospital which also has a laboratory which processes cervical smears:–
|
Health Board/ERHA |
Laboratory |
Turnaround time |
|
ERHA |
St. James's Hospital |
Turnaround time of 2 weeks. |
|
ERHA |
St. Luke's Hospital |
Turnaround time of 8 weeks; urgent smear tests are dealt with on receipt. |
|
ERHA |
The Rotunda Hospital |
Turnaround time of 4 weeks; urgent smear tests are dealt with immediately. |
|
ERHA |
The National Maternity Hospital |
Turnaround time of 8 weeks; urgent smear tests are dealt with on receipt. |
|
ERHA |
James Connolly Memorial Hospital |
Turnaround time of 2-3 weeks. |
|
ERHA |
The Coombe Women's Hospital |
Turnaround time of 6 weeks for non-urgent smear tests; urgent smear tests are dealt with on receipt. |
|
ERHA |
Beaumont Hospital |
The turnaround time for analysis of smear tests is 2-3 weeks. |
|
ERHA |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
The average turnaround time is 11 weeks. Urgent requests are dealt with in 1 week. |
|
Western Health Board |
University College Hospital Galway |
Urgent smear tests are processed within 1 week and non-urgent within 4 weeks. |
|
n/a |
Portiuncula Hospital |
Turnaround time is 2-3 weeks. |
|
North-Western Health Board |
Sligo General Hospital |
For an urgent smear test the turnaround time is 1-10 days. For a particularly urgent case, a result could be made available within 2-3 days. For a routine smear test, the turnaround time is 8 weeks. |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital |
Turnaround time is 2-3 weeks. |
|
Southern Health Board |
Cork University Hospital |
The present turnaround time is 5 weeks for a routine smear test and 2-3 days for an urgent smear test. |