Health Minister Annette King and Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi have apologised to women affected by the Gisborne cervical cancer scandal after the report of the cancer inquiry was released today.
"I have written to the women affected and apologised for the events of the past decade that led to the
inquiry," Mrs King said in a statement.
Dr Poutasi said she understood women felt they had been let down by the system, and apologised for the distress they had suffered.
Mrs King promised law changes to prevent a repeat of the Gisborne disaster.
While some changes to the NCSP have already been implemented, the minister said she would introduce new laws for auditing the programme and to cover the mandatory reporting of bad practice and suspension of practitioners.
- NZPA
