Lab added to CervicalCheck programme without scrutiny The addition of the Quest Diagnostics Chantilly Laboratory as a CervicalCheck test facility took place without proper operational due diligence and risk assessment, according to … Health • 06 Aug 19
CervicalCheck IT report due to be submitted to HSE The independent report into an IT problem which led to over 850 women and many GPs not getting their CervicalCheck results is due to be … Health • 02 Aug 19
Dept told of wider CervicalCheck group - documents show The Department of Health was informed on 25 June that the CervicalCheck IT problem at a laboratory affected more than one woman and that others … CervicalCheck • 28 Jul 19
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in cervical case The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an urgent appeal against the High Court judgment in the case of Limerick woman, Ruth Morrissey, who is … Courts • 26 Jul 19
430 smear tests allowed to expire before testing - HSE More than 430 smear test samples were allowed to expire before being tested, the Health Service Executive has said. Health • 24 Jul 19
CervicalCheck controversy - A timeline of key events Over 850 women who underwent CervicalCheck screening were not issued with their results due to what the Health Service Executive said was an IT glitch. … CervicalCheck • 20 Jul 19
CervicalCheck steering group meeting was 'frustrating' A meeting of the CervicalCheck Steering Committee at the Department of Health has ended, with one committee member describing it as a "frustrating encounter". Health • 18 Jul 19
Reid 'annoyed' over latest CervicalCheck controversy The new head of the Health Service Executive has said he is "deeply frustrated and annoyed" about the latest CervicalCheck controversy. Health • 17 Jul 19
Risk to women at centre of CervicalCheck issue 'low' Chief Clinical Officer of the Health Service Executive Dr Colm Henry has said that the clinical risk to women at the centre of the IT … CervicalCheck • 17 Jul 19
CervicalCheck IT glitch: Who is responsible? RTÉ Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers looks at the IT glitch that caused the latest CervicalCheck crisis Analysis and Comment • 17 Jul 19
Ministers defend Harris following CervicalCheck issue Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said he has full confidence in the work that the Minister for Health Minister Simon Harris is doing to … Ireland • 16 Jul 19
Concern HSE keeping truth from patient representatives Stephen Teap, one of the patient representatives on the HSE's CervicalCheck steering committee, has said he is worried he is not being told the truth … Ireland • 14 Jul 19
Dept became aware of CervicalCheck IT issue last month The Department of Health became aware of the latest IT issue with CervicalCheck results on 25 June, RTÉ News has confirmed. Health • 13 Jul 19
HSE orders 'rapid review' into CervicalCheck IT glitch The HSE has announced an immediate review of a computer glitch that meant that hundreds of women who underwent CervicalCheck screening were not issued with … Health • 12 Jul 19
800 CervicalCheck results not issued after lab IT issue Around 800 women who underwent CervicalCheck screening were not issued with their results due to what the HSE said was an IT issue. Health • 11 Jul 19
CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill passes through Dáil The CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019 has passed all stages in the Dail. Politics • 10 Jul 19
CervicalCheck has produced real results, says Scally Dr Gabriel Scally, who lead the Cervicalcheck inquiry, has said the screening programme is good and has produced real results. Health • 04 Jul 19
Harris 'will try' to deal with tribunal access issue The Minister for Health has said he will try to deal with the issue of women who may not be able to get access to … Politics • 03 Jul 19
€20k for women affected by CervicalCheck non-disclosure Women affected by the non-disclosure of the CervicalCheck audit will receive an ex-gratia payment of €20,000, the Cabinet has agreed. Politics • 18 Jun 19
Govt to discuss bill enabling CervicalCheck tribunal Minister for Health Simon Harris will today bring to Government the Heads of the Bill to establish an alternative process for women affected by the … Health • 18 Jun 19
State Claims Agency lodges Morrissey appeal The State Claims Agency has confirmed that it has lodged its appeal to a High Court judgement involving Ruth Morrissey, a terminally ill Limerick woman … Ireland • 17 Jun 19
State Claims Agency to appeal Ruth Morrissey judgment The State Claims Agency has confirmed to RTÉ News that it is to appeal a High Court judgment involving Ruth Morrissey, a terminally ill Limerick … Health • 17 Jun 19
CervicalCheck outsourcing 'serious and unacceptable' The Taoiseach has said that the revelation that some of the labs in the CervicalCheck controversy outsourced tests to other labs was "serious and unacceptable". Ireland • 12 Jun 19
CervicalCheck report reveals wider outsourcing of tests The second report of the Scally Inquiry into the CervicalCheck controversy has found wider outsourcing of screening tests, with 16 laboratories being used rather than … Health • 11 Jun 19
Screening service raised concerns over repeat tests Wider concerns by the HSE's National Screening Service about the Government plan to offer free repeat testing to women over the CervicalCheck crisis are revealed … Health • 09 May 19
