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BMA warns twice the capacity needed to clear smear test backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic

from The Courier

BMA warns twice the capacity needed to clear smear test backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic The Courier With non-routine smear tests restarting, programs that seek to find the earliest stages of cancer and other abnormalities will start to recommence at surgeries across Scotland. But because of the current social distancing measures and PPE requirements, each examination will take "twice as long," one of the country's top GPs has warned. Dr. Andrew Buist, chairman of the GP committee for BMA Scotland, said twice the capacity was going to be needed over the coming months to be able to deliver the cervical cancer screening program effectively. READ MORE

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