Cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England than train staff, officials said
Decades before CervicalCheck controversy, delays were already affecting tests as part of 1980s pilot
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New community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next year
St James’s Hospital apologises to woman over ‘underreported’ cervical smear test
‘Devastated’ woman was later diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent hysterectomy
Husband settles action over death of Army captain from cervical cancer
Edel O’Halloran, a retired Army captain, was 59 when she died of metastatic cervical cancer
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More than 80% of CervicalCheck samples handled by private international labs
Under the programme, women aged 25 to 29 offered free HPV cervical screening every three years
Woman (54) with terminal cervical cancer settles case over smear tests
Settlement with HSE and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated reached without admission of liability
Leona Macken interview: ‘I want my children to look back and see how much I wanted to stay here’
The HSE apologised to Macken, who has incurable cancer, over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
Woman who received HSE apology over cancer diagnosis failings encourages women to get a smear test
Leona Macken (38), who has stage 4 cancer, sued the HSE over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
My smear test dilemma: How do I confess that this is my first one, at the age of 41?
It wasn’t a deliberate path of avoidance. It just sort of spiralled
Stephen Teap becomes CEO of cancer support organisation
The father of two became patient advocate after his wife Irene died of cancer arising out of deficiencies in CervicalCheck programme
CervicalCheck patients have improved healthcare with their advocacy, study finds
Women affected still lack trust in the system, however, after scores were given inaccurate results
Trust in cervical screening ‘significantly lower’ in Ireland than Scotland, ESRI finds
The research investigated the impact of this controversy on public trust and the attribution of blame for interval cancers – cancers diagnosed after a negative screening result
Family of woman who died of cervical cancer settles case over smear results
Woman endured excruciating pain before her death nine years ago, court hears
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