Results 1-4 of 4 for cervical speaker:Beverley Flynn

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2007)

Beverley Flynn: ...now is a disgrace. It is important that the mobile service is immediately rolled out to all the other counties in the west as a matter of priority. I welcome the fact the programme relating to cervical cancer screening will be rolled out nationally. However, I reiterate that regions such as the west must not be left behind again. When it comes to rolling out the service, the west would...

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

Beverley Flynn: ...People with prostate and lung cancer, for example, are on unacceptably long waiting lists. Everyone has acknowledged that this is against best clinical practice. We all welcome the roll-out of the cervical screening programme. However, the availability of BreastCheck has been a serious issue in the west. Breast screening has been in place in Northern Ireland for more than ten years. It...

Care of the Elderly. (23 Nov 2006)

Beverley Flynn: ...enhance the service provided. Access to public services has arisen as a problem, particularly in the context of ageism in the health care area. The maximum age for breast screening is 65 and for cervical screening it is 60. Breast screening is not yet available in the west. When it is introduced, is it correct that the maximum age for the service should be 65? There is discrimination...

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

Beverley Flynn: ...women, irrespective of their age, who are particularly at risk because of relatives who have had breast cancer. I support Deputy Devins and the section of the motion calling for expansion of the cervical screening programme nationwide. While cervical cancer does not cause the same incidence of death in women as breast cancer it is a critical area. It is important to show good faith by...