Lorraine Walsh
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Full facts of CervicalCheck scandal ‘debacle’ yet to emerge, conference hears
- Health
- November 28, 2018, 10:57
The full facts of the CervicalCheck “debacle” are still not known, one of the women caught up in the controversy has said. Lorraine Walsh, a patient (...)

Varadkar backs Harris in CervicalCheck row with ex-HSE boss
- Health
- November 4, 2018, 11:44
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has strongly backed Minister for Health Simon Harris in his running of the health service, after the Minister was severely crit(...)

Only one-quarter of CervicalCheck women give consent for new review
- Health
- October 14, 2018, 14:18
A support group for the 221-plus women and their families affected by the CervicalCheck controversy has held its first meeting. The 221+ CervicalChec(...)

CervicalCheck: ‘Distressing’ report shows doctors still have ‘God complex’
- Health
- September 12, 2018, 18:52
Failures to tell patients fully about their medical histories show that doctors “absolutely” still have a God complex, a representative of the familie(...)

CervicalCheck: Harris will consider expert’s view no further inquiry needed
- Health
- September 11, 2018
Minister for Health Simon Harris said he will consider the view of the public health expert asked to investigate the CervicalCheck controversy that a (...)

CervicalCheck commission not needed, says report chief
- Irish News
- September 11, 2018
A commission of investigation into the CervicalCheck controversy, as promised by the Government, is not needed, according to the Scally report to be p(...)

CervicalCheck women to learn about briefing on Scally report
- Health
- September 10, 2018, 01:00
Women and relatives affected by the CervicalCheck screening controversy hope to learn on Monday whether they will receive a briefing on the Scally rep(...)

CervicalCheck victim: ‘I cannot change the past but I can change the future’
- Irish News
- July 7, 2018, 01:33
“I can’t imagine what you must be going through” is what Galway woman Lorraine Walsh has generally heard when she has told people she is one of the wo(...)

CervicalCheck panel criticised by members over its inaction
- Health
- July 7, 2018, 01:11
Two patient representatives on a Government panel in charge of overseeing changes to screening in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal have denounced(...)