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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: This issue is the source of a great deal of stress and anxiety for women. Anything that raises questions about the integrity of the system being followed will cause more distress and concern for women. That should be borne in mind. Everything that has been done has been in an attempt to address the issue. What is the status of the cases of the 221 women?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: What is the expectation in regard to the women?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: I would be grateful for a copy of the report. What progress has been made in regard to the 78,000 people currently on the waiting list for a look-back review? There is a waiting time of approximately six months. What is the long-term projection in respect of the waiting list? When will the waiting time be significantly reduced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: How can the 78,000 people awaiting results rest assured that everything that can be done to shorten the waiting time and ensure that their health does not deteriorate is being done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: What progress is being made on those high-priority cases?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Does that eliminate the waiting time for testing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: By how long?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: What progress is being made on the changeover to HPV testing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Is Mr. McCallion satisfied that sufficient interest has been expressed to reassure him that this is the way to go and that it will work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: What about its accuracy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: What is much higher?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Is that of the 20% that the cytology tests do not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: It would. The figures mentioned were 80% accurate and 20% doubtful. Dr. McKenna has said that 50% of those should be narrowed down into a more accurate area. Once the tenders are cleared, etc., when are we likely to be able to rely on the HPV system and taking the women out of the cytology programme in order to eliminate the doubt, concern, stress and continuing queries over it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Will there also be a look-back at the HPV tests? For instance in some cases they are not entirely accurate - we cannot get 100%. What protection will there be for the ones that may not be accurate and fall off the shelf, as it were, in that test?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Have we resolved all the other difficulties such as non-reporting to the patient on time? I trust we are not likely to trip over that again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Have any comparisons been made over the success or failure rate of women who may have had private tests done? Do any outstanding issues arise?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: How limited would it be? Would it be ten, 20 or 100 people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)
Bernard Durkan: I am trying to make a comparison as to what their experience was. Proportionately, would women who were prepared to go that route have been reassured at an earlier date? Would they have had a more accurate test? What is the case?