Results 1-20 of 270 for cervical speaker:Simon Harris

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...We have seen cancer mortality rates decrease by 14% for men and 13% for women. That is a better improvement than the European average of just 10% and 5%, respectively. We have a plan to eradicate cervical cancer. Huge progress has been made and I note the Deputy's support in that regard for the HPV vaccine and the like. We can actually eradicate a cancer in this country by 2040, and...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Simon Harris: .... He was very effective on this and we will see where it brings us. I will ask the HSE to ensure that it is able to order sufficient samples. I fully accept the Deputy's bona fides on cervical screening. It will be one of the first screening programmes to recommence. I continue to engage weekly with the national screening service. On intellectual disabilities, specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...; Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12-13 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.    As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (17 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: The report referred to is the NSHCSP Audit of Invasive Cervical Cancer National Report 2009-2013. The data the Deputy refers to can be found in Table 20 on page 61 of the report. The Expert Panel have advised that the ‘almost 20%’ included in the answer to the Deputy's previous question refers to the number 18.9% in the infographic on page 40 of the RCOG Aggregate Report....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...who can manage orthopaedic clinics and people who can provide ophthalmology services in the community. This extra funding must be about reform as well. I would like to comment briefly on the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCOG, aggregate report on cervical cancer and the CervicalCheck programme. As the committee will be aware, on Tuesday, 3 December, I published...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: I am aware of the limitations of screening, as is the Deputy. I am aware that cervical cancer is a most devastating disease and that it disproportionately affects younger women. I would like Dr. Henry to talk about them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...School Leavers & Disability Need Assessments 14.5 13.2 Palliative Care - Marymount & St Francis Hospice 2 2 National Screening Service (Cervical Check incl. HPV vaccine) 9 8.4 Termination of Pregnancy 12 12 Primary Care Scheme Changes ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: On Tuesday 3 December, the Aggregate Report of the Independent Clinical Expert Panel Review of CervicalCheck, led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK, was published on the website of my Department. The Expert Panel has concluded, based on its overall findings, that for many women who participated in this Review, screening undoubtedly saved their lives, that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: Funding to implement the switch to HPV screening was allocated in Budget 2019. The introduction of primary HPV screening is in line with developments in cervical screening internationally. Ireland will be among the first countries in the world to make this transition. The HSE has been engaging with other countries who have already made the switch – the Netherlands, and Australia - or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...the aggregate Report of the Independent Expert Panel Review led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) which was published on 3 December. The RCOG report finds the CervicalCheck programme is working effectively and crucially that women can have confidence in the programme. I note the findings of the RCOG report in which the Expert Panel noted that colposcopy is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. Earlier this year, the HSE completed a report which provides a breakdown of the laboratories in which the smear tests of the 221 women involved in the CervicalCheck audit were analysed. A supplementary report was also completed at the request of the 221+ Group, which sets out the breakdown over time. The reports have been shared with the 221+...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 443 together. Since 2010, as part of quality assurance measures, CervicalCheck reviewed the screening history of every woman notified to it as having a diagnosis of cervical cancer, who had previously been screened by the programme. The objective of audit and quality review at CervicalCheck was to facilitate continued improvement and ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: The RCOG Expert Panel noted that the exercise most closely related to its Review is the English Cervical Screening Audit. The Minister notes that the findings of this much larger English Audit bear close resemblance to the findings of the RCOG Review. As noted in the Aggregate Report of the Expert Panel, amongst the slides originally deemed negative by CervicalCheck, 55.1% were confirmed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Dec 2019)

Simon Harris: ...RCOG review is available on the HSE's website. As noted in the RCOG Aggregate Report, the slides were screened in a manner similar to everyday practice by qualified screeners who held the NHS Cervical Screening Programme diploma or equivalent and had at least 10 years' experience in screening slides prepared with the liquid based cytology technology used in the CervicalCheck...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...as a percentage of the overall intake. She referred specifically to the 221 patient group laboratory audit results profile report. This report provides information as to which laboratories carried out cervical screening tests for the women in the 221 patient group. The HSE has been clear that the data presented in the report, which relate to 343 slides in total, represent a minute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...of their diagnosis and treatment. This is reflected in the Terms of Reference for the Review, which are published on the website of my Department. Every woman who has been diagnosed with cervical cancer since September 2008 whose cancer was registered with the National Cancer Registry of Ireland before 5 May 2018, and who has had one or more tests under the CervicalCheck programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Independent Clinical Expert Panel Review of cervical screening, which is being carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The purpose of the review is to provide women, or their next of kin, with independent clinical assurance about the timing of their diagnosis and treatment. In addition, an aggregate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12-13 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. Gardasil is the vaccine used by the HSE in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...Health Service Executive. On a point of clarity, while the Deputy's question does reference late diagnosis and missed diagnosis, it is important to note that a screening test is not a diagnostic test. Cervical screening aims to prevent cervical cancer through the early detection and treatment of pre-cancerous changes on the cervix. Earlier detection can often increase treatment options,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12-13 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. Gardasil is the vaccine used by the HSE in...