Results 1-20 of 32 for cervical speaker:Michael Harty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: The purpose of the meeting is to examine the findings and recommendations of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCOG, independent expert panel review into cervical screening in cases of cervical cancer in Ireland between 2008 and 2018. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the expert panel lead assessors: Professor Henry Kitchener, lead assessor, and Dr. Patrick Walker,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: ...as we have assessed this over the past 18 months. I refer to the balance of risk in relation to screening programmes. We understand that there is an inherent high rate of missing early changes of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous changes, and we understand that this is a problem with most screening programmes. As Dr. Henry said, 15 out of 20 will be picked up, but five will not. When one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Harty: The purpose of the meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health this evening is to engage with patient representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists review process. On behalf of the committee I welcome to the meeting Mr. Stephen Teap and Ms Lorraine Walsh, both of whom were patient representatives of the 221+ Patient Support Group. Stephen...

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: ...and very welcome. It is essential that this apology is made and I thank the Taoiseach for it. It is important not only to the group of 221, but to all women who have been affected by the cervical screening scandal; those who have had their anxiety and concerns raised and those who have waited months for delayed results. This is of course a controversy which has particularly affected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Harty: We will write to the director of Cervical Check, Mr. McCalllion, and to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Michael Harty: ...of questions, I would like to ask some of my own. On Quest Diagnostics now being involved in 90% of screenindg, is that a substantial risk to the service because if anything happens to it, the cervical screening programme will be in serious trouble. How is that risk being managed? Is Quest Diagnostics involved in HPV testing, in addition to cytology? When doctors received results...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Michael Harty: ...did not get an opportunity to make a contribution. When this meeting resumes in private session at 12.30 p.m., we will hear from the Department about the legislation underpinning the tribunal on cervical smears.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Michael Harty: I seek a little more clarity on that. There are cervical smear takers around the country who are taking smears at present but there is nowhere for those smears to go. They are being stored pending the HSE's sourcing of additional capacity. Is that the case?

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister for giving us the opportunity to discuss the subject this morning. Cervical screening is not a diagnostic test and this is where a lot of the issues have arisen. No screening programme can identify 100% of the abnormality that it is looking for. In this case the screening programme looks for pre-cancerous changes, which have a huge spectrum of change from zero to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael Harty: ...of their latest smears. They were difficult consultations and if a woman was very uncertain or worried, she would have been given the smear. However, many women just required reassurance that the cervical screening programme was a very effective programme, that it was working properly, and that the issue was around audit and non-disclosure rather than any deficiency in the system, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Harty: This morning, the committee is meeting with representatives of the HSE and CervicalCheck to receive an update on the CervicalCheck programme. The committee has expressed a particular interest in hearing about the proposed introduction of HPV testing for cervical screening and in discussing delayed smear reporting. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Damien McCallion, national director...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Harty: .... It brings its own challenges, changes and referral pathways, but it is nevertheless a goal we are trying to reach. In the interests of stabilising the situation, is there a possibility that the cervical screening programme will not be suspended but rather the routine screening will be suspended for a number of months? Those who are in colposcopy would continue to be screened, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Harty: ...are not meeting them. I acknowledge that the incidence of smoking is reducing but, to the best of my knowledge, we are far behind our target for 2025. On screening and early detection, in the cervical cancer programme, unfortunately, only 80% of women will take up the option of a free cervical smear test. Dr. Coffey referred to the rise in breast screening tests from 70% to 75%. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: I have a short question for the Minister. Why was it decided to offer a repeat smear rather than a re-examination of the most recent cervical slide?

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

Michael Harty: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional cervical smears carried out to reassure women outside the normal cervical screening programme; the cost of the additional smears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2132/19]

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: ...reporting to himself. For several years he was reporting to himself. He had responsibility to the Minister but it is important we have a proper managerial structure in place. The Scally report resulting from the cervical screening controversy highlighted in stark terms the deficiencies in accountability and transparency that exist in the health service. Deputy Connolly was quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (10 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Scally. Have all the cases of patients who went through cervical screening and were identified as having cancer been re-examined?

Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Michael Harty: ...safety Bill, which will come before the Committee on Health for pre-legislative scrutiny next Wednesday. That will be a very important meeting in terms of defining open disclosure. Regarding CervicalCheck, and I am not in any way trying to explain what happened, there is a difference between organisational open disclosure and individual open disclosure. In terms of what happened in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Harty: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if the facility for women to attend for a cervical smear if they are concerned regarding their previous smear, if it was more than three months ago, will continue beyond the initial three-month window; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31388/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Michael Harty: ...Science and Laboratory Medicine, ACSLM, and the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, MLSA, in order to gain a greater understanding of the screening programmes, with a particular emphasis on cervical smear tests. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Irene Regan, Ms Marie Culliton and Dr. Helen Lambkin of the ACSLM and Mr. Terry Casey, Mr. Gerard O'Mahony and Mr. Pat Naughton of...