The Scally Report made a series of recommendations in order to ensure that all cervical cancer cases are known to the CervicalCheck programme, and that audits should be an important component of cervical screening based on good clinical practice. This led to the establishment by the HSE of Expert Reference Groups to recommend how interval cancer audit processes in the screened population should be carried out, informed by best international practice.
Measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 impacted the Groups’ work and interrupted progress. However, work is ongoing now with a view to the finalisation and publication of these reports.