Over 3,000 women affected by CervicalCheck IT issue, says report
Multiple announcements are expected to be published today. Over 3,000 women have been affected by the CervicalCheck IT issue. According to a new report set to be released today, significantly more patients have been identified as part of the problem that initially saw hundreds of women not receive their results. According to the Rapid Review […]
7 years ago
800 women did not receive CervicalCheck results following IT issue at laboratory
The news was released on Thursday evening. Roughly 800 women who underwent the CervicalCheck screening were not issued with their results due to what the HSE have said was an “IT issue”. The HSE said it sincerely apologised for the issue, and the confusion, stress and considerable anxiety it may have caused for some women. The tests in question […]
7 years ago
CervicalCheck screening service has a backlog of almost 80,000 tests to examine
It is also taking up to 27 weeks to provide reports on cancer checks. It was reported on Wednesday morning that there was a backlog of around 78,000 smear tests following an increase in demand. In the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal, around 90,000 women availed of the free smear check re-test, which has had […]
7 years ago
Vicky Phelan named by BBC as one of 2018’s “100 inspiring and influential women”
So well deserved. Irishwoman Vicky Phelan has been named as one of the BBC’s “100 inspiring and influential woman” for 2018. Phelan came to prominence in Irish public life this year after she exposed the Cervical Check scandal which involved the mishandling of cervical screening results, leading to the discovery that many women were not […]
7 years ago
Scally Report likely to overhaul Cervical Check completely for “keeping women in the dark”
The report is a full review of the Cervical Check scandal which saw 209 women receive incorrect smear test results. Cabinet ministers will, on Wednesday, discuss a review of the recent Cervical Check controversy which allocated over 200 incorrect smear test results to Irish women under the Cervical Check system. This comes after a number […]
8 years ago
Number of women involved in CervicalCheck controversy raised to 221
An extra 12 cases have been confirmed as of Wednesday morning. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that the number of women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy has increased from 209 to 221. Confirming this news on behalf of the HSE was Director General John Conaghan, who told the Public Accounts Committee at a […]
8 years ago