Principal Officer, Population Health Screening and Cardiovascular Policy
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 21 April 2023
- Last updated on: 12 April 2025
Responsibility at Principal level for policy leadership for new, and changes to existing, organised population-based screening programmes; Oversight of National Screening Service (NSS) (incorporating BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen, Diabetic RetinaScreen); HSE Newborn Screening Programmes; Secretariat for the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC); Policy to support public understanding, confidence, and uptake of Screening services. Policy responsibility to be derived from the National Review of Cardiac Services; support and oversight for the implementation of the HSE National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027.