Early in his career, Séamus O’Reilly applied for a post from which the previous incumbent had been fired, after a chemotherapy overdose left one woman dead and another with irreversible heart damage. He didn’t end up in the job but remained interested in how the hospital responded to its mistakes. One key measure was the establishment of Patient Family Advisory Committees. Professor O’Reilly tells Health Correspondent Catherine Shanahan that the time is ripe to consider a similar move here, in light of the CervicalCheck scandal.

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The centralisation of cancer care since 2006 has improved outcomes for patients but many challenges remain, writes Claire O’Sullivan

LONG-TERM oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy for women who have had their wombs removed can increase the risk of breast cancer, researchers said today.