Organisation: Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Severe lack of medical scientists in Irish laboratories

The problem has been amplified by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, with hospitals struggling to fill key posts, despite heavy advertising and promotion.

Sun, 24 May, 2020

'Women have been failed again': Vicky Phelan responds to CervicalCheck report

This week an independent rapid review into the screening programme by Professor Brian MacCraith found that more than 4,080 women had delayed HPV test results communicated to them as a result of an IT problem in a US diagnostics lab.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2019

Scally report recommendations must be implemented, says Lorraine Walsh

Cervical cancer campaigner Lorraine Walsh has said that it is crucial that the recommendations on quality assurance made by Dr Gabriel Scally in his second report must be implemented.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2019

Future of breast screening at risk over payouts

The growing threat of legal action and multimillion-euro payouts are putting the future of the national breast screening programme at risk, it has been claimed.

Thu, 24 May, 2018