Results 1-20 of 238 for cervical speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: ...the cost effectiveness of a combined national HPV vaccination and cervcial cancer screening programme. This assessment took account of the available evidence on the epidemiology of HPV and cervical cancer and included an assessment of the safety and efficacy of the HPV vaccines available. A copy of this report along with details of international evidence examined is available on the HIQA...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Dec 2010)
Mary Harney: ...any feedback from parents whose daughters received the first does of vaccine in May 2010. At the back of the fact sheet parents/guardians are advised that they can read more about HPV vaccine and cervical cancer at www.hpv.ie. This website contains additional information including the Patient Information Leaflet and Summary of Product Characteristics (the licensed information about the...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Nov 2010)
Mary Harney: CervicalCheck, the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS), provides free smear tests to women aged 25 to 60. The CervicalCheck Programme Report published this year reported that over 284,800 women were screened during the period 1 September 2008 â 31 August 2009. International best practice currently recommends that population-based cervical screening programmes should target women aged...
- Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)
Mary Harney: ...second in Europe in quality palliative care; â notes the very real progress in cancer screening and the fact that 122,000 women were given free breast cancer screening and 285,000 women had free cervical cancer screening last year; â welcomes the fact that the HSE will deliver fully on the key areas of activity promised in its service plan for 2010, including 540,000 inpatient...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Harney: ...practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians who hold contracts with the HSE, persons providing smear taking services as part of the National Cervical Screening Programme and consultant psychiatrists who participate in the Mental Health Tribunal process. In the case of pharmacists, there was a reduction in the wholesale mark-up from 17.66%...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (8 Jul 2010)
Mary Harney: ...effectiveness of HPV vaccination and recommended it. NIAC reviewed the HIQA report and concluded that HPV vaccine does have the potential to play an important long term role in the prevention of cervical cancer and that a vaccination programme should be put in place to enable these long term benefits to be realised. In August 2008, the Health Service Executive (HSE) was requested by my...
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: ...to make the tender bankable. I am confident that a successful tender will be found shortly. I do not choose who constructs these projects but I stand over the policies I make. I accept the cervical cancer vaccine was delayed for financial reasons but all the girls who were affected in that year are being covered. The programme was delayed but it was not reneged on and the Deputy needs...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programmes: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I understand the Deputy is referring to cancer screening programmes. There are two national population cancer screening programmes - BreastCheck and CervicalCheck - provided by the HSE's National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS). CervicalCheck offers free smear tests through primary care settings to women aged between 25 and 60 years. Screening will be provided every three years to women...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: ...a database has to be developed from a number of different sources. The NCSS has assured me that the return of these unopened letters has had no adverse overall impact on uptake levels for the CervicalCheck Programme. During 2009 CervicalCheck aimed to screen 240,000 women, but in fact approximately 280,000 women were screened. Uptake levels in 2010 continue to reach projected monthly...
- Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (17 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: ...participation, for example, among others. They underline the importance of prevention and early detection in cancer control. In this regard, national population screening programmes for both cervical cancer and breast cancer are now in place and I announced in January this year that planning would commence for the introduction of a national colorectal cancer screening programme in 2012....
- Seanad: Provision of Health Services by the HSE: Statements (16 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: .... Last year, 122,000 women were screened as part of BreastCheck. This has now been rolled out to every county in the country. Last year, 280,000 women between 25 and 60 years were screened for cervical cancer. Recently, we began the introduction of the vaccine. Some 80% of women who go for screening will be prevented from having cervical cancer. The belt and braces approach will add a...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 May 2010)
Mary Harney: ...it will provide a full statement once the investigation is complete. The NCSS has assured me that the return of these unopened letters has had no adverse overall impact on uptake levels for the CervicalCheck Programme, which aims for an uptake level of 80% in the target population. During 2009 CervicalCheck aimed to screen 240,000 women, but in fact approximately 280,000 women were...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: Where somebody requires follow up, either a colonoscopy or treatment, that will be integrated as part of the service as it is with the breast screening service or the cervical cancer screening programme. On the population to be screened, initially we are talking about people from 60 to 69 years of age. Half of the cancers occur in that age group. The resources will be made available and I...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (3 Mar 2010)
Mary Harney: ...out a number of objectives for reducing the burden of cancer. In relation to early detection an Objective for Action is to achieve 100% population coverage of screening for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer as recommended in Council Recommendation 2003/878/EC. This Recommendation proposes that Member States offer screening for these cancers for specified age groups. A 2008 Report by...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 238 together. Infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is transmitted mainly through sexual contact. For this reason and having regard to the reports by the Health Information and Quality Authority and from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and based on the best medical advice available to me that...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Feb 2010)
Mary Harney: Infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is transmitted mainly through sexual contact. For this reason and having regard to the reports by the Health Information and Quality Authority and from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and based on the best medical advice available to me that HPV vaccine does have the potential to play an important...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 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...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (11 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...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (9 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...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 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...