Obstetrician says he warned about smear test outsourcing 10 years ago

Sam Coulter-Smith calls for urgent review of outsourcing of Irish tests to US companies

Sam Coulter-Smith.  Photograph: Eric Luke

Sam Coulter-Smith. Photograph: Eric Luke

A former master of the Rotunda Hospital has called for an urgent review into the outsourcing of smear tests to the US in the wake of the cervical cancer screening controversy.

Sam Coulter-Smith said he warned the government a decade ago against testing being moved to private companies overseas, because he was worried that resulting problems would mean cancer cases being missed.

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