Results 1-4 of 4 for cervical speaker:Jimmy Devins

Health Services: Motion (5 Feb 2008)

Jimmy Devins: ...treating tens of thousands more people. We now have home care for 10,000 older people where we had none a few years ago. We have breast cancer screening where we had none and we will soon start cervical and colorectal screening. These are facts. It is real progress and we are determined to build on this reality. We are not where we want to be yet, but we are getting there. I will turn...

Health Service Reform: Motion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Jimmy Devins: ..., not only at disease treatment level but also at disease prevention level. More resources must be made available to screen the population for illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cervical and prostatic cancer. I am delighted the Government recently decided to roll out the cervical screening programme to the entire country. I look forward to that happening before the end...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2007)

Jimmy Devins: ...in areas such as Sligo-Leitrim will be able to avail of this service from the start of the national roll-out this summer. I want to refer to screening for cancer of the cervix. As we all know, cervical cancer is on the increase. An effective screening procedure is available and a pilot screening project has been available for women in the mid-west area during the period January 2001 to...

Cancer Screening Programme: Motion (Resumed). (13 Apr 2005)

Jimmy Devins: ...that the HSE puts in place the necessary infrastructure. There must not be any administrative or bureaucratic delays. I will comment on two other screening programmes which are important. Cervical cancer can be easily diagnosed by a simple test, called the Papanicolaou smear. The rapid roll-out of this screening programme will result in a substantial reduction in mortality from this...