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Ruth Morrissey was described as a kind, gentle lady'

Ruth was 'a gentle soul' who 'thought of everyone else'

Women's health campaigner Vicky Phelan has paid an emotional tribute to her friend and CervicalCheck campaigner Ruth Morrissey, who died yesterday aged 39.

Ireland • 20 Jul 20

Ruth Morrissey and her husband Paul were awarded €2.1m in damages by the High Court

HSE, labs lose court appeal against cervical test award

The Health Service Executive and two laboratories have lost a Supreme Court appeal against a High Court award of €2.1 million to Limerick woman Ruth Morrissey over the misreading of her cervical smear tests.

Courts • 19 Mar 20

HPV testing looks for the presence of the virus which causes cancer

New CervicalCheck screening system delayed

The start of a new CervicalCheck screening system has been put back a few weeks to the end of March.

Health • 03 Feb 20

Prof Kitchener said that the role of the review was not to assess the performance of the CervicalCheck laboratories

RCOG defends thoroughness of its CervicalCheck review

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has said that the thoroughness and quality of its review of over 1,000 CervicalCheck slides means that women can have confidence in their individual reports.

Politics • 18 Dec 19

Stephen Teap was speaking at the Oireachtas Health Committee

Teap wants all Scally recommendations implemented

Stephen Teap, one of the patient representatives on the HSE's CervicalCheck steering committee, has said he is concerned the recommendations of Dr Gabriel Scally will not be fully implemented.

Politics • 17 Dec 19

Bernadette Kiely and her daughter Claudia McNamee

Family angry that woman's cancer may have been avoided

The family of a woman who learned her cancer might have been prevented say they are devestated and angry.

Health • 10 Dec 19

University Hospital Kerry is one of the 15 colposcopy clinics around the country

Country's colposcopy clinics 'at breaking point'

A consultant gynaecologist has said the country's 15 colposcopy clinics are at breaking point, due to inadequate resources and abuse from some patients which is impacting on morale.

Ireland • 05 Dec 19

The clinic teams are the diagnostic and treatment arm of the CervicalCheck programme

CervicalCheck staff facing abuse over test reviews

A consultant colposcopist has said she understands the anger that women have over the CervicalCheck controversy but, she said, frontline staff are bearing the brunt of this anger through abuse and abusive language.

Health • 05 Dec 19

Simon Harris said he believed the RCOG review of CervicalCheck slides was robust

RCOG team agrees to appear before Oireachtas committee

The team from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which conducted the review of CervicalCheck slides, has agreed to appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee.

Health • 04 Dec 19

Lorraine Walsh said she couldn't sleep at night

Walsh resigns from CervicalCheck steering group

Lorraine Walsh of the 221+ group has resigned as one of the patient representatives on the CervicalCheck steering committee.

Health • 04 Dec 19

Some reports had to be returned to UK team due to apparent inaccuracies or omissions

Smear review finds 159 missed diagnosis opportunities

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists review of CervicalCheck slides has found that in 159 cases there were missed opportunities to prevent or diagnose cancer earlier.

Health • 03 Dec 19

Ruth Morrissey was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014

Supreme Court to decide on Morrissey judgment appeal

The Supreme Court will give its decision later on an appeal against a High Court judgment in the case of Limerick woman Ruth Morrissey, who is terminally ill with cervical cancer.

Courts • 06 Nov 19

Outsourcing 'foundation' of cervical screening crisis

A decision by the HSE in 2008 to outsource testing to multinational laboratories is the "foundation stone" for the current cervical screening crisis, the Supreme Court has been told.

Courts • 05 Nov 19

Simon Harris said 'good work' has been done on the Patient Safety Bill

Apology 'a reflection' of how women felt - Harris

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said the Taoiseach's apology in the Dáil yesterday to those affected by the CervicalCheck screening controversy was a reflection of "how the women and their families felt, and they felt deceived".

Ireland • 23 Oct 19

Vicky Phelan is one of the founding members of 221+

Apology is watershed moment, say women and families

Women and families adversely affected by the CervicalCheck controversy have described the apology by the State as a "watershed moment".

Ireland • 23 Oct 19

Taoiseach's CervicalCheck apology in full

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's apology to those affected by the CervicalCheck controversy.

Politics • 22 Oct 19

Leo Varadkar apologised in the Dáil for a 'litany of failures'

Taoiseach apologises for 'deceit' over CervicalCheck

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has apologised "for the humiliation, the disrespect and deceit" shown to the women and family affected by CervicalCheck controversy.

Ireland • 22 Oct 19

The review said greater expertise should be deployed across the screening services

The 50 recommendations of the Scally Review

CervicalCheck • 22 Oct 19

Emma Mhic Mhathúna died on 7 October after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016

Emma Mhic Mhathúna remembered on first anniversary

On the first anniversary of her death the family of Emma Mhic Mhathúna has described her as "a strong and courageous lady", while also expressing the hope "that something positive will come from her journey and her passing."

Ireland • 07 Oct 19

Reporting of the results is due to begin from 16 September

CervicalCheck review results to be issued next week

The 221+ CervicalCheck patient support group has said that the long-awaited outcomes of the RCOG review of smear tests of over 1,000 women will soon be communicated to those who took part in the review.

Health • 11 Sep 19

Lorraine Walsh was invited on to the CervicalCheck Steering Group last year as a patient representative

Walsh warned over repeating CervicalCheck criticisms

A major clash involving the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and a leading CervicalCheck patient advocate has been revealed in documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Health • 23 Aug 19

Review of 'interval cancers' conducted in different locations

BreastCheck cancer reviews 'outside' of standard audits

The Health Service Executive has said that reviews of cancers were conducted in the BreastCheck programme that were not part of a standardised audit process.

Health • 12 Aug 19

The 400 women are part of the known group of 870 women who did not get their original test results and whose GPs were also not notified

CervicalCheck issues incorrect letters to 400 women

The HSE has confirmed that around 400 women received CervicalCheck letters with incorrect information in recent days, due to an issue at CervicalCheck that did not involve Quest Diagnostics.

Health • 08 Aug 19

Patient representatives met Leo Varadkar and Simon Harris

Patient group meets Varadkar over CervicalCheck apology

Patient representatives met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris to discuss how the State might formally apologise for overall CervicalCheck failures.

Health • 07 Aug 19

Lorraine Walsh said it is not very reassuring to think the CervicalCheck programme has not got things under control

Number affected by IT issue 'really disappointing'

A member of the CervicalCheck Steering Committee has said it was "really disappointing" to find out that more than 4,000 women have not got their smear results.

Health • 06 Aug 19