A woman in her early forties with a terminal cancer diagnosis had her legal action settled in the High Court recently. The mother of four claimed her cervical smear test was negligently misread which lead to a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis. HSE Planned to Fully...
The CervicalCheck Tribunal was set up by the Government to investigate negligence in the State’s cancer screening programme and to assess claims by women affected by the controversy. The investigation was initially sparked when Vicky Phelan, who has cervical cancer,...
The Government has announced the establishment of an expert group to consider whether there are alternative ways to address clinical negligence claims in a more sensitive and timely manner than the current court system. Most recently, the cervical smear test debacle...
We have reached a watershed moment in the history of this country’s health system. The tragic circumstances of Vicky Phelan’s diagnosis with cervical cancer are becoming more disturbing, as new information is revealed. People’s trust in healthcare has been critically...
Niamh Ni Mhurchu, Partner, Callan Tansey Solicitors: We should never have heard of Vicky Phelan or Irene Teap or Emma Mhic Mhathúna or any of the other women affected by the cervical cancer scandal. At least not for being young women and mothers and terminally ill...
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