Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure (Resumed)
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency (Resumed)
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (Resumed)
5:00 pm
Ms Vicky Phelan:
-----there should be a forum or somebody. When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I had nobody to go to to find out information. I did it all myself, looking up clinical trials and experimental treatments. This should not have to be done by somebody in my situation. A patient advocacy service for cancer needs to be put into place that is independent of the hospitals and independent of the Government. That is one thing I would like to push for.
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