Gaps in patient records of cervical screening are still coming to light 18 months after the national cancer screening register went live, doctors say.

GPs and other specialists have reported that missing details include past treatment and abnormal results.

Dubbing the system a “let-down” for women and clinicians, Melbourne gynaecologist Dr Bronwen Eldridge says the gaps in records are “not just isolated incidents”.

She estimates she performs 8-10 colposcopies a week under the renewed screening program, and for every 2-3 of these patients, the information on the register is either inaccurate or missing.