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CervicalCheck is a political football being kicked to death by politicians
CervicalCheck is a political football being kicked to death by politicians

What the Government really fears is the voice of a dying woman blaming them for her plight, writes Victoria White

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Playing blind man’s buff with the country’s most complex organisation
Playing blind man’s buff with the country’s most complex organisation

It is three weeks today since the judgment in the Vicky Phelan case sparked off the CervicalCheck scandal. Sadly, because of the seriousness of the issues, there is scaremongering about the safety of the cervical screening programme.

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CervicalCheck boss: Inform just three of 10 women
CervicalCheck boss: Inform just three of 10 women
The former head of CervicalCheck recommended just three of 10 women with cervical cancer whose cases she reviewed be informed that they were part of a smear audit.

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