Review finds major flaws in national cervical cancer screening register

Monday 3 August 2026 · 2 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 3 Aug, 7:27pm

A Health NZ review has identified serious issues with the national cervical cancer screening register. The investigation found that nearly one million notifications were not sent, with more than 800,000 missed by June 2025. These flaws may have caused delays in women receiving necessary testing.

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First reported by Stuff, Mon 3 Aug, 12:30pm · 3 reports from 2 outlets over 7 hours

StuffMon 3 Aug, 12:30pm

Secret review finds major flaws in cervical cancer screening register: huge numbers not notified for testing (opens in new tab)
- ‘Undetected harm’ warning after nearly a million cervical cancer screening notifications not sent (opens in new tab) Mon 3 Aug, 4:58pm
NZ HeraldMon 3 Aug, 7:27pm

Cervical screening: Almost one million notifications not sent, review finds (opens in new tab)