Results 121-140 of 171 for cervical speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 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: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Sep 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...

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Committee, the role of which is to ensure the patient’s voice is heard, and to provide input into the development of programmes for patients with cancer; — the introduction of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for both boys and girls in their first year of secondary school, as a key element in prevention of cervical cancer and other related cancers; — that...

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: 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: 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: Health Screening Programmes (30 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The CervicalCheck Steering Committee was established in June 2018 to provide oversight and assurance on the implementation of key decisions taken by Government in relation to CervicalCheck and to work to ensure a sustainable and effective cervical screening programme in the interests of women’s health. The Committee is chaired by my Department and membership includes senior officials...

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: Consultancy Contracts (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It is my intention that Specialists in Public Health Medicine will be awarded consultant status, taking account of related proposals in Sláintecare, in the Scally Report (Cervical Check) and the Report of Crowe Horwath on the Specialty. It is also consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to reshape our public health system. This issue was being progressed as part of...

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: 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 Screening Programmes (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Screening Service’s (NSS) population-based screening programmes BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen were temporarily paused in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures aligned with the National Public Health Emergency Team’s (NPHET) recommendations which have as their goal to minimise the spread of COVID 19. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...restart of screening services, this has been a priority for the National Screening Service (NSS).  The NSS have now finalised their plans for a phased restart and the programmes will restart as follows: - CervicalCheck will begin sending invites and reminders to participants in its cervical screening programme on July 06. -Diabetic RetinaScreen will also resume screening in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assessed for reimbursement. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government decision of 11 May 2018 put in place a package of support measures for the women and families affected by the issues related to CervicalCheck.  Those measures included medicines which might not be approved for reimbursement including Pembrolizumab, once they are prescribed by the treating clinician. The...

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

Stephen Donnelly: ...as soon as possible. I believe those are the words the National Screening Service gave to him. Given that general practitioners can now take smear tests, "as soon as possible" would mean that CervicalCheck screening should restart now, but that is not what is happening. Two days ago, the National Screening Service provided a detailed update as to what is happening. As the Minister...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...back the screening services. We know early detection saves lives, therefore, unfortunately delayed detection can cost lives. Many doctors believe they can open now. I will give the example of cervical screening. In the past three months 70,000 women will not have been screened. GPs and scientists are contacting me saying that GPs are ready, that social distancing measures are in place...

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

Stephen Donnelly: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to the review of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists into cervical cancer cases, he will request a review of colposcopy practices as outlined in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51653/19]