§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average time between cervical cytology tests being made and their results being made known in (a) Waltham Forest and (b) nationally; and if there is an estimate of the number of deaths likely to occur in both categories as a result of each week's delay in the test result being made known.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeInformation on the interval between tests and results is not available centrally. The result of a smear test may be an indication for further410W investigation but does not on its own confirm the presence of cervical cancer. If a doctor suspected the presence of cervical cancer, further investigations would be undertaken without awaiting the result of the smear test.