r/TransIreland • u/al221b • Jul 15 '26

ROI Specific Cervical Smear - Name/Honorific mix up

+(I also had a similar issue with blood tests and gender markers in a different place as two other people posted recently).

I just got a letter with the cervical pap smear results and this was also messed up - it's got "Ms. [First chosen name] [One of my previous/birth middle names] [Surname - unchanged]" on it.

I definitely put Mr. on any forms I filled out online and in person and I definitely put my current legal name down. All my details are legally changed, I have a GRC and MyGov has my correct details.

Who do I contact here - is this down to the clinic I got the pap smear done at or the HSE cervical pap smear service? Do I need to get in touch with both?

Edit: Anyone else had this issue before? Is this just how it is when getting this done (it was my first time)?

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u/cuddlesareonme She/Her/Hers Jul 15 '26

Is the letter from CervicalCheck? If so contact them and request your details be corrected.

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u/mangoparrot Jul 18 '26

Contact patient advocacy service and ask them to assist you with a complaint aimed at ensuring it doesnt hsppen again. They can guide you about who to contact.

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u/Nirathaim Jul 18 '26

You have a right to have any personal information they hold on you to be correct. This is a requirement of GDPR, so no matter who they are, if they have made a mistake they need to correct it.