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Department was warned about risks of smear test decision
- Health
- April 10, 2019, 20:37
A decision to offer free out-of-cycle smear tests would lead to increased anxiety for women and undermine the CervicalCheck programme, the Department (...)

CervicalCheck: Only half of women who consulted GPs went for repeat smear test
- Oireachtas
- April 9, 2019, 15:52
Only half of the women who consulted their GPs about a repeat smear test in the CervicalCheck cancer screening controversy went ahead and took a secon(...)

Harris defends repeat smear tests and calls criticism ‘crass’
- Health
- April 8, 2019, 14:06
Minister for Health Simon Harris has defended his offer of free repeat smear tests in the wake of last year’s CervicalCheck controversy and described (...)

Harris must publish email and advice about smear tests, says FF
- Politics
- April 4, 2019, 20:35
The National Screening Service raised concerns about proposals to offer women free out-of-cycle smears on the day Minister for Health Simon Harris ann(...)

Minister for Health under pressure to correct Dáil record
- Health
- April 4, 2019, 02:51
Pressure is growing on Minister for Health Simon Harris to correct the record of the Dáil after he said neither he nor his officials were warned not t(...)

Taoiseach, Minister for Health ‘in denial’ over repeat smear test warning - Martin
- Oireachtas
- April 3, 2019, 16:18
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused the Taoiseach and Minister for Health of being “in denial” about claims that Simon Harris had been advis(...)

Simon Harris accused of misleading Dáil over cervical cancer claim
- Health
- April 3, 2019, 13:49
Minister for Health Simon Harris has been accused of misleading the Dáil over his claim he received no contrary advice before offering free out-of-cyc(...)

HSE officials warned not to offer free repeat smear tests
- Politics
- April 3, 2019, 00:29
The former clinical director of CervicalCheck has said the Government decided to offer women free out-of-cycle smear tests despite concerns raised by (...)

Most women in cervical screening controversy disease free
- Health
- February 3, 2019, 20:49
Most of the 221 women caught up in the cervical cancer screening controversy are now free of the disease though they may continue to experience side-e(...)

HSE’s CervicalCheck review flawed, says Scally
- Health
- October 11, 2018, 00:39
The number of women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal is likely to increase beyond the 221 women currently identified by the Health Service Execut(...)