All cervical cancer patients to get experimental drug The Clinical Director of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics has said the experimental drug Pembrolizumab (Pembro) will be made available to all women suffering from … Health • 20 Dec 18
Concerns over CervicalCheck's capacity to manage crisis High level concerns about CervicalCheck not having the capacity to simultaneously manage the screening crisis, maintain normal operations and plan ahead, are outlined in documents … Health • 12 Dec 18
CervicalCheck support group unhappy with meeting delay The CervicalCheck Patient Support Group has expressed disappointment that a planned meeting this afternoon with Minister for Health Simon Harris was postponed. Health • 11 Dec 18
High Court judge warns of volume of cancer cases A High Court judge has warned that people who have sued over alleged delays in cancer diagnosis and alleged misdiagnosis may have passed away before … Courts • 29 Nov 18
Vicky Phelan calls for cancer drug to be made available Campaigner Vicky Phelan has called on the Government to make Pembrolizumab available to all women in Ireland with cervical cancer. Ireland • 27 Nov 18
HSE clarifies CervicalCheck protocol with Scally HSE Director General John Connaghan has written to Dr Gabriel Scally to clarify the protocol the HSE used to identify the original group of women … Health • 22 Nov 18
Calls for drug to be made available to cancer patients Labour's Health spokesperson Alan Kelly has called for a cancer drug currently available to the 221 women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy to be made … Health • 15 Nov 18
HSE to conduct new review of CervicalCheck Group The Health Service Executive is to conduct a new audit of the 221 plus women, or families, affected by the CervicalCheck crisis. Health • 14 Nov 18
Husband wants answers after wife dies from cancer The husband of a 60-year-old woman who died last month following a cervical cancer diagnosis says he wants more answers in relation to the CervicalCheck … Ireland • 20 Nov 18
HSE confirms 20-week wait for smear test results The HSE has confirmed that women have to wait for 20 weeks to receive smear test results due to the increase in the number of … Health • 08 Nov 18
Harris wants to focus on health issues Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he did not want to engage in personalised attacks and remarks following comments made about him by the … Health • 05 Nov 18
Minister 'prioritised women' in CervicalCheck crisis Minister for Health Simon Harris does not believe in engaging in the politics of personalised attacks, a spokesperson has said after former HSE chief Tony … Health • 05 Nov 18
Vicky Phelan calls for sanctions for non-disclosure Campaigner Vicky Phelan has said that medical professionals who fail to disclose information to patients should face sanctions. Ireland • 03 Nov 18
Agreements with cervical screening labs to be signed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil that the Heads of an Agreement have been signed with the contracted laboratories to extend cervical screening, pending … CervicalCheck • 24 Oct 18
Vicky Phelan honoured at civic reception in Limerick Campaigner Vicky Phelan has been honoured by Limerick City and County Council at a civic reception for her courage, leadership and determination to bring the … Munster • 18 Oct 18
Coveney apologises over wait for smear test results Tánaiste Simon Coveney has apologised to thousands of women who have been waiting for 18 weeks to receive smear test results. CervicalCheck • 18 Oct 18
Several months before CervicalCheck tribunal is set up Minister for Health Simon Harris has told RTÉ News that it will take a number of months to set up the compensation tribunal to deal … CervicalCheck • 17 Oct 18
Tribunal process proposed for CervicalCheck cases A report has proposed that a tribunal be established to hear and determine cases arising out of the CervicalCheck controversy. CervicalCheck • 16 Oct 18
Home for Emma Mhic Mhathúna's children not yet bought The High Court has heard that a house has still not been purchased for the five children of Emma Mhic Mhathúna, who died of cancer … Courts • 16 Oct 18
Harris receives report on CervicalCheck claim mechanism Minister for Health Simon Harris has received an expert group report on an alternative mechanism to the court process for dealing with clinical negligence claims. Health • 15 Oct 18
CervicalCheck patient support group meet for first time A support group set up for the women and families affected by the CervicalCheck crisis is meeting for the first time today. Ireland • 14 Oct 18
Review over Scally's CervicalCheck recommendations The Minister for Health has asked the doctor leading the inquiry into the CervicalCheck crisis for an independent review of how fifty recommendations he made … Health • 10 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna 'a powerful force of nature' More than 1,000 people have attended the funeral mass of Emma Mhic Mhathúna at the Pro Cathedral in Dublin. Ireland • 11 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral to pass Govt Buildings Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral tomorrow will pass by Leinster House, Government Buildings, and the Department of Health, her family has said. Ireland • 09 Oct 18
Scally to meet women affected by CervicalCheck crisis The author of the review into the CervicalCheck controversy is to meet women and families affected by the crisis this evening, to discuss his report … Health • 09 Oct 18
