Results 41-60 of 182 for cervical speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...population. For anyone who has concerns about cancer, the key message is that they should contact their GP where they can be referred for diagnosis and treatment. For people without symptoms, screening programmes for breast cancer, cervical cancer and bowel cancer are available free of charge for people who are eligible.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. Dr. Scally and I met this morning in the context of his report. One of the things we talked about is our absolute commitment to the goal of eradicating cervical cancer in this country, and the HPV vaccine is part of that. As the Deputy will be aware, we are rolling out the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up programme. The NIAC advice I have at present is to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...resolved between the parties following which final orders were made by the Tribunal. Five (5) concluded cases ended on the basis that the Tribunal issued notifications pursuant to s. 12 (3) of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act, 2019. It is anticipated that the Cervical Check Tribunal's work dealing with claims will come to a conclusion next year. Operational costs of the Tribunal for 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister is acutely aware that the issues in CervicalCheck in 2018 led to a loss of trust in our screening services. The National Screening Services, the HSE and the Department of Health are working to rebuild that trust, by working with patients and advocates to improve and develop services across all our screening programmes. In line with the Programme for Government commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...The latest cancer trends report, published by the National Cancer Registry Ireland recently, focuses on cancer incidence, mortality, stage and survival for patients diagnosed with female breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer. The report shows the positive impacts of our three cancer screening programmes (Bowel Screen, BreastCheck, CervialCheck) noting that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer patients and their families. This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory. The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (11 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer patients and their families. This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory. The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., 1 level Anterior spinal fusion, 2 or more levels Arthroscopic reconstruction of cruciate ligament of knee with repair of meniscus Arthroscopy of hip Arthroscopy of knee Arthroscopy of shoulder Cervical discectomy, 1 level Cervical discectomy, 2 or more levels Correction of hallux valgus by osteotomy of first metatarsal, unilateral Correction of hammer toe Decompression of lumbar spinal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the Health Service Executive. The information contained in this report has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of 08/09/2022. Criteria used • Cervical Check claims received on NIMS 01/01/2012 – 08/09/2022 Claim Received Year Number of Claims 2012 0 2013 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Care’. Question 5- Claims received between 01/01/2017 to 30/06/2022.- Incident Hazard Category equals ’Exposure to Psychological hazards’- Sub Hazard type equals ‘Wrongful Death’ Question 1- Cervical Cancer NSS claims received between 2017 & 2022 Claim Received Year Number of Claims 2017 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...12 Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines (HPRA) 12 Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (HPRA) 12 Beaumont Hospital Board 11 Cervical Check Tribunal 3 Children’s Health Ireland 12 Consultative Council on Hepatitis C 8 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am pleased to update that significant progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of Dr Scally's Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening programme. As of the end of March 2022,  just three (3) of the 170 actions arising remained to be completed. All three (3) remaining actions are ‘in progress’, and further updates in completing these...

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., governance and regulatory considerations which can inform policy development in this area; — a strategic decision was made, arising from recommendations of the Report by Dr Gabriel Scally in 2018 entitled 'Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme', to develop a National Cervical Screening Laboratory (NCSL), which is due to open in the coming weeks, building...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...paid from 2010 to 2020 is 116% and the number of these payments which were greater than €4million has increased by 367% over the same period. These numbers also relate to mass actions claims such as Cervical Check. Year of Payment Damages Paid 2010 €49,775,492 2011 €56,552,411 2012 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in first year of secondary school. In June 2017, on foot of the NIAC’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in first year of secondary school. In June 2017, on foot of the NIAC’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in first year of secondary school. In June 2017, on foot of the NIAC’s...

Select Committee on Health: Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and patients. Second, the overarching intention of the Bill is to embed and support a culture of open disclosure. It is fair to say that many aspects of the Bill have been informed by the learnings from CervicalCheck, particularly the need to ensure accountability by service providers and clinicians in carrying out open disclosure to patients and families. I, together with my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...over time. In 2009, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in their first year of secondary school.  In June 2017, on foot of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to advancing the work in Ireland as part of the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer. The HSE project which involves collaboration between the National Screening Service, the National Immunisation Office, the National Cancer Control Programme and others, to progress baseline modelling and structures in preparation for Ireland setting a target for the elimination of...