Memo acknowledges improvements made to cervical cancer screening since 2018 controversy
Cervical check scandal
Women’s health seen as a priority in Republic, in stark contrast to Northern Ireland, where women are still seeking information about review of smear test results
National Screening Service says accreditation issues of cervical cancer screening lab have been resolved
Tests will be rechecked and some tests taken again as part of a review dating back to 2008 as a ‘precautionary measure’
The public servant who managed Ireland’s Covid crisis now occupies himself with a few part-time or honorary roles
Medlab Pathology directors state that the company no longer trades and its main business is to manage the liabilities arising from litigation
Cian O’Carroll, Ms Phelan’s lawyer, says patients would prefer quality medical care to damages
Cervical cancer screening programme facing €300m in claims, against an annual budget of €34m, says WHO
Medlab Pathology sued in High Court by a number of women over alleged failings between 2011 and 2019
Woman (59) is gravely ill and only has ‘a matter of days’ before she dies, court hears
Warning to new HSE chief of threat to future of cancer screening services
Difficulty recruiting staff to work in an environment where they will be processing a high volume of tests while running the risk of being sued
CervicalCheck: Coombe lab forced to outsource cervical cancer screening work to the US due to non-compliance issue
Ex-Nphet member Cormican ‘didn’t set out to open a can of worms’ with recent criticisms of pandemic response
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