Results 1-20 of 109 for cervical speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) made a strategic decision in 2018 to develop a National Cervical Screening Laboratory, in conjunction with the Coombe Woman and Infants University Hospital. The HSE established a joint project with the Coombe, and a project team is in place to assist in the delivery of this project. The capital cost of building a National Cervical Screening Laboratory is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancers in Ireland. A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV (human papillomavirus)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (29 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancers in Ireland.  A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV (human...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, construction of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory (NCSL) commenced on-site at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital (CWIUH) in early January 2021, with a target to be ready in late 2022. The laboratory is being developed by the HSE and the CWIUH and is designed to be a national centre of excellence for cervical screening. The HSE are also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Construction of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory (NCSL) commenced on-site at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital (CWIUH) in early January 2021 and significant progress is being made. Capital costs for the design, build, and fit-out of the NCSL: - There are estimated capital costs of approximately €15 million for the design, construction and general fit-out of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the below criteria. Criteria used Question 1 below details claims where proceedings have been issued in relation to the Cervical Check issue Question 2 relates to claims that are currently in the litigation stage in relation to the Cervical Check issue and excludes those that have been already concluded. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the RCOG expert panel provided an independent analysis of their slides to women diagnosed with cervical cancer from 2008 to 2018, who had been screened by the CervicalCheck programme and produced an Aggregate Report, published in December 2019. The key conclusions of the RCOG Expert Panel were that the CervicalCheck programme has undoubtedly saved the lives of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...stores information in relation to each newly diagnosed individual cancer patient, and in relation to each tumour that occurs. The NCRI advises that figures for the number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Ireland for 2020 have not yet been fully validated. The most recently available 5-year data, from the NCRI annual statistical report (published Dec 2021), cover the period...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister is acutely aware that the issues in CervicalCheck in 2018 led to a loss of trust in our screening services. The National Screening Services, the HSE and the Department of Health are working to rebuild that trust, by working with patients and advocates to improve and develop services across all our screening programmes. In line with the Programme for Government commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Scally Report made a series of recommendations in order to ensure that all cervical cancer cases are known to the CervicalCheck programme, and that audits should be an important component of cervical screening based on good clinical practice. This led to the establishment by the HSE of Expert Reference Groups to recommend how interval cancer audit processes in the screened population...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...that the information below has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Criteria used Overall Criteria Claims received between 01/01/2016 to 06/05/2021 in relation to the Cervical Check issue Question 2 - Proceedings are Issued and - Claims have not yet Concluded Question 3 - Claim is Concluded Question 4 - Proceedings are not Issued and - Claims have not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of 31/01/2020. There has been 1 case in which a woman successfully sued the HSE in relation to cervical cancer screening since 2018. There have been 6 further cases in relation to cervical cancer screening, since 2018, where the HSE has contributed to settlements in respect of non-disclosure of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to advancing the work in Ireland as part of the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer. The HSE project which involves collaboration between the National Screening Service, the National Immunisation Office, the National Cancer Control Programme and others, to progress baseline modelling and structures in preparation for Ireland setting a target for the elimination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 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. The NIAC recommended that the HPV vaccine should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive, National Screening Service (NSS) has responsibility for four population-based screening programmes in Ireland CervicalCheck, Diabetic RetinaScreen, BowelScreen and BreastCheck. I am pleased that in the Programme for Government we have committed to extend the free screening age range in BreastCheck to those aged 69. This is an important development for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (11 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer patients and their families. This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory. The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer patients and their families. This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory. The HSE will shortly be submitting its National Service Plan to my Department for approval which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has put in place arrangements which will facilitate access to Pembrolizumab for cervical cancer patients, on a case-by-case basis in public hospitals, when a treating clinician determines that this is in the patient’s best interests.  All prescribing decisions will be entirely a matter for the treating clinician, in line with patient safety protocols and the Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is correct as at 10/11/2020. 164 legal proceedings have been issued to date (of which 160 were received since 01/01/2018) relating to the Cervical Check issue. 139 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 25 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries. There are 142...