New government policy on antigen testing hard to understand other than need to officially confirm diagnoses. Had to go back to refresh my understanding of rapid antigen detection test (RADT) performance as follows. Corrections and debate welcome. 1/10 Specificity = % of individuals without X correctly identified as negative (true negatives).
High Specificity: Low false positives
RADT specificity if symptomatic is 99%: 100 people with COVID19 - 99 correctly identified as positive, 1 false negative. 2/10

1. Pity that the @rtenews focus on the @IMO_IRL deal on FEMPI restoration is on extension of the GMS to 6-12 when that is not actually agreed, just an agreement to negotiate. Misses really key positive elements 2. €2 million funding for GPs working in high deprivation areas like @deepend_ireland A major step for the health service in recognising the need to address #healthinequalities deepend.ie

1. Cervical cancer screening is a complex area and as we move forward in Ireland we need to know the facts so that clinicians and women can make decisions about screening together in an informed way. 2. Cervical cancer is the eight commonest cancer in Ireland with 277 cases of cervical cancer per year in Ireland and 88 deaths per year in women (average age of 56 years). There are an average of 2873 cases of pre-cancer.