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Clinical Diagnostics May Rejoin Cervical Screening After Independent Security Sign-Off

Officials require a six-month, independently verified remediation plan due to capacity shortfalls.

Overview

  • Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland is open to resuming work with the lab only once an external body confirms its data security.
  • Clinical Diagnostics must submit an improvement plan and says it will devote the next six months to implementing the fixes.
  • Demissionary state secretary Judith Tielen called robust information security a non-negotiable condition for any restart.
  • Tielen expressed frustration over longer waits for screenings while noting expected health effects are likely minimal.
  • The lab was hacked last year, with medical data from about 500,000 women stolen, disrupting the national program.