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SCREENING FOR WOMEN: STAFF SHORTAGES CAUSING DELAYS: 16; *CR2641 SCREENING FOR WOMEN: STAFF SHORTAGES CAUSING DELAYS: 1628.6.90 ENGLAND INT ITNBirmingham 02.40 GVs room in which staff looking at smear slides;Maternity CUs woman looking thru microscope at smear & callsHospital male colleague who also looks; CUs woman adjusting microscope & slide back & forth (date on slide 18.6.90); CUs male colleague ditto; Man goes to backlog of smears on table & selects one & paperwork; TCUs smear slides; GVs backlog; 08.15 CUs (under microscope) normal smears (small spots in blood cells) 08.46 CUs (under microscope) abnormal smears (larger/blown spots) 10.10 TS Woman into cytology lab where smears prepared for testing; BV woman typing details into computer & CUs VDU screen & data 12.24 CUs Lab assistant takes smear slides out of plastic tubes & pushes into rack of slides; CUs racks of slides; Colleague mounts slides on backing for microscope; TS table with rows of mounted slidesBirmingham 15.52 Setup shots with Dennis Williams, Inst of Laboratory Sciences in office as looks at slides under microscope & makes notes on report; CUs Williams at microscope; CU signing letterAston Health 17.35 CUs Asian women in waiting room at doctor's;Centre receptionists in surgery; GVs woman doctor (Dr Babba) talking with woman patient; patient gets on doctor's couch; EXT: GVs entrance & sign for "Aston Health Centre" EXTLiverpool 19.11 GVs ext Lily Hopkins ho...