Cervical Smears - FOI Response Register

The time frame for my request is since 2019 until today please.

1. For your Health Board I would request the length of time between (i) the initial cervical smear being taken and (ii) the diagnostic colposcopy – for those patients with an abnormality on the initial smear.
   1. Less than 1 month                25
   2. 1 month - 2 months  54
   3. 2 months - 3 months 86
   4. 3 months - 4 months 56
   5. 4 months - 5 months            21
   6. 5 months - 6 months            6
   7. Greater than 6 months         9

To reduce the risk of identifying individuals, we have used the same time brackets as per question 2.

2. In what % of these individuals was the wait:
   1. Less than 1 month                10%
   2. 1 month - 2 months  21%
   3. 2 months - 3 months 33%
   4. 3 months - 4 months 22%
   5. 4 months - 5 months 8%
   6. 5 months - 6 months 2%
   7. Greater than 6 months        4%