Fresh calls to scrap Capita contract as more cervical screening failures emerge

The BMA has renewed calls for NHS England to strip Capita of its primary care support contract after it was revealed that 3,591 women did not receive information about cervical cancer screening in 2017.

by Jenny Cook
Screening letters not sent (Photo: iStock.com/RTimages)
Screening letters not sent (Photo: iStock.com/RTimages)

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