Person: CervicalCheck

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CervicalCheck: 'I feared legal action after letter' - Lorraine Walsh

CervicalCheck campaigner Lorraine Walsh did not include serious concerns over a review of smear slides in her resignation letter, as she feared the Department of Health would take legal action against her.

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Update: Head of CervicalCheck Rapid Review begins investigation into latest scandal

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Woman who should have had repeat smear test in February only found out last week

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Emma Mhic Mhathúna: CervicalCheck case shows the power of standing up for yourself

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Government accused of failing to help women affected by CervicalCheck scandal

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Vicky Phelan: I shouldn’t be in this position

HSE refusal to answer on cancer audit ‘unacceptable’

The HSE has been accused of withholding information after refusing to provide answers on when each of the hospital group managers was told of the 2014 cervical cancer test audit.

Tue, 15 May, 2018

Brendan Howlin defends HSE chief’s departure package

Brendan Howlin, who was public expenditure minister when Tony O’Brien was appointed head of the HSE, has defended his departure package.

Mon, 14 May, 2018

CervicalCheck debacle: Men’s regrets as women suffer

The head of the HSE, Tony O’Brien, has described the CervicalCheck debacle as a “personal blow”, noting he had started his career in BreastCheck.

Fri, 04 May, 2018

Emma’s story: ‘If I had got the right results in 2013, I wouldn’t be where I am now’

Emma Ní Mhathúna was home alone, aged 23, when someone knocked on her door to tell her her mother, aged 44, was dead.

Wed, 02 May, 2018

Smear test restrictions see fall in screenings

RESTRICTIONS to the state’s free cervical cancer screening programme has seen a fall in the number of women availing of the possibly life-saving test, new figures reveal.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2010