APPALLING

Mum waits for almost a year to find out if she has cancer

- VIVIENNE AITKEN

A MUM is suffering mental torment after waiting almost a year for a test to see if she has cancer.

The woman, who asked not to be identified, had a smear test in February last year which showed she had abnormal cells.

But she has waited ever since for a follow-up appointment for a colposcopy – a test to take a closer look at the cervix – to see if there are signs of cancer.

Almost a year on, the mother of two teenagers says she cannot sleep properly because she is so worried.

Labour health spokeswoman,Jackie Baillie last night blasted the Scottish Government for failing women as waits for colposcopies in Scotland’s largest health board area soar.

An FOI request by Baillie uncovered the average wait for a colposcopy in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is 19-and-a-half weeks.

The target time is six weeks.