FoI Number
2023-123
Subject
Cervical Screening
Date Received
31/05/2023
Request and Response
  1. What are the average and longest waiting times for women whose cervical smear has identified irregularities to receive a follow-up appointment? Please provide a breakdown of statistics per month over the last five years.
  2. How many appointments which were cancelled while the cervical screening programme was paused because of the Covid pandemic are still to be rearranged? Please provide a number and a percentage compared to the number of eligible women.
  3. How many cervical screening appointments have been cancelled or rescheduled due to a lack of staff availability? How many of these were specifically due to staff sickness? Please provide a breakdown of statistics per month over the last five years.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

This information is held by NHS Grampian. gram.foi@nhs.scot