Nurse Oonagh McEvoy (36) died from metastatic cervical cancer in 2011, four years after a negative smear result
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News about CervicalCheck, the national cervical screening programme
Nurse Oonagh McEvoy was 36 years of age when she died of cervical cancer in 2011
Memo acknowledges improvements made to cervical cancer screening since 2018 controversy
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
New centre in the Earl Building will cost more than €40m, and will provide over 100,000 appointments annually
Study showing 60 per cent fall in detections of pre-cancers suggests Ireland on the way to eliminating the disease
Over 100 million people have been fully vaccinated with Gardasil worldwide- including over 550,000 people in Ireland
Programmes are destined to succeed for the many but sadly cannot reach levels of perfection
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
HSE and labs declined a plea last week to preserve access to general damages after death if action succeeds
Woman (59) is gravely ill and only has ‘a matter of days’ before she dies, court hears
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