Results 301-320 of 1,566 for cervical

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is correct as at 10/11/2020. 164 legal proceedings have been issued to date (of which 160 were received since 01/01/2018) relating to the Cervical Check issue. 139 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 25 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries. There are 142...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jun 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: ...that HIQA carry out a health technology assessment (HTA) into the clinical and cost effectiveness of using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the primary screening method for prevention of cervical cancer. The primary screening method currently used by CervicalCheck is liquid based cytology, with HPV testing as a secondary screening method. HIQA have now completed this HTA and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: ...correspondence from an individual representing a group opposed to immunisation against HPV. In this correspondence he expresses concern about the vaccine and it effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 100 die from the disease. All...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (11 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE's National Screening Service provides evidence based screening programmes for breast, cervical and bowel cancer. These services operate in line with screening protocols internationally which are underpinned by National Guidelines for Quality Assurance and further supported by European policy guidelines. CervicalCheck provides free smear tests to women between the ages of 25 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: On Tuesday 3 December, the Aggregate Report of the Independent Clinical Expert Panel Review of CervicalCheck, led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK, was published on the website of my Department. The Expert Panel has concluded, based on its overall findings, that for many women who participated in this Review, screening undoubtedly saved their lives, that...

Cancer Screening Programme. (11 May 2005) See 2 other results from this debate

Mary Harney: ...Hospital Galway. The total capital approved amounts to approximately €25 million. Tender notices have already been advertised in the EU Journal. I am also committed to the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. Careful planning and consultation with relevant professional and advocacy stakeholders is required before I make definite...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have regular cervical smear tests. NIAC...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Phil Prendergast: ...-elect, Senator Obama, and I wish him well. I express my deep concern at the decision by the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to roll back on the decision to make available the cervical cancer vaccine. As a health care professional who has regularly gone into schools to undertake the sexual health programme, I believe that was a brilliant initiative which would safeguard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (27 Feb 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: The HSE advises that the results of a cervical screening test (smear test) are sent to the GP or clinic of the woman who took the test, and that the HSE then writes to the woman to let her know when her results are available. In May 2018, I asked CervicalCheck to make the necessary arrangements to provide that any woman who had had a CervicalCheck smear test, and whose GP considered that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (27 Mar 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: In May 2018, I asked CervicalCheck to make the necessary arrangements to provide that any woman who had had a CervicalCheck smear test, and whose GP considered that she should have a further test as part of her reassurance, to access such a further test without charge. This decision was made in good faith to address the considerable fears of the many anxious women in Ireland, following issues...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 90 die from the disease. All cervical cancers are linked to high risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types. In 2009 the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV vaccination for all 12 year old girls to reduce their risk of...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2010)

Mary Harney: I have always accepted the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination programme in young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer incidence. The issue was not, therefore, whether the case for a cervical cancer vaccination programme was accepted by myself and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...were made in good faith. As the Deputy knows, the previous Government agreed that the High Court judge, Mr. Justice Charles Meenan, would be requested to review, in the cases of women affected by CervicalCheck issues, mechanisms that would avoid, where possible, women and their families having to go to court. That is the objective of the Government. Emerging from that report, a tribunal...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2008)

Mary Harney: ...are licensed for dispensing in a community pharmacy, on foot of a doctor's prescription, qualify for reimbursement under the schemes. As the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for screening for cervical cancer vaccine would require a clinical administration, it would not meet the criteria for reimbursement. As is being done in other jurisdictions, Ireland is now considering the potential...

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (1 Dec 2011)

James Reilly: ..., mortality and five-year relative survival. While it is welcome that the report mentions notable increases in breast cancer survival rates in Ireland, it also shows that survival rates for cervical, breast and colorectal cancer lag behind the OECD average, with the five-year survival rate for cervical cancer being the lowest in the OECD 16. These data refer to cancers detected in 2004 or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. There is scientific evidence of the beneficial impact of HPV vaccine for women's health in countries that have had high vaccine uptake rates. Cases of high grade pre-cancerous changes of the cervix have reduced by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The introduction of the HPV screening test last year was a significant milestone for our cervical cancer screening programme. This move to HPV cervical screening, which is a more sensitive test and helps identify more people at risk of cervical cancer in the population, means that Ireland joins a small group of countries that employs the best-in-class testing to screen their populations for...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 Jan 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: I am committed to the national roll-out of the cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. An international expert examined the feasibility and implications of a national roll-out of a cervical screening programme and carried out an evaluation on the current pilot programme, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and the establishment of national governance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: Funding to implement the switch to HPV screening was allocated in Budget 2019. The introduction of primary HPV screening is in line with developments in cervical screening internationally. Ireland will be among the first countries in the world to make this transition. The HSE has been engaging with other countries who have already made the switch – the Netherlands, and Australia - or...