CervicalCheck

Screening and CervicalCheck

On 8 May 2018, Government approved the establishment of a Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme, to be undertaken by Dr Gabriel Scally. The Final Report of the Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck was published on 12 September 2018.

The Minister of Health also requested that Dr Scally provide a supplementary report into certain further aspects of the laboratories. On 11 June 2019, the Minister of Health published the Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Programme.

Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme

The Minister of Health established an independent Expert Panel Review of Cervical Screening as part of the investigation into issues relating to the CervicalCheck Screening Programme. The review was carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The purpose of the review was to provide women who participated in the national CervicalCheck screening programme and who developed invasive cervical cancer with independent clinical assurance about the timing of their diagnosis and treatment.

The aggregate report was published on 4 December 2019.

Expert Panel Review of Cervical Screening

This is a link page to the HSE CervicalCheck information pages. These pages should tell you everything you need to know about cervical screening.

hse.ie/cervicalcheck

About Dr Scally's Report of the Scoping Inquiry

From September 2019 boys and girls in their 1st year of Secondary School will be offered the HPV vaccine as part of the school vaccination programme.

Minister Harris welcomes the commencement of a national public consultation process by HIQA on extending the HPV vaccination programme to include boys