“It’s not possible to trust a system that continues to deny the existence of something that we personally experienced.” 221+, a support group for those impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal have called out the service for comments made in a recent guide. As RTÉ reports, the group criticised messaging in the guide which reads: “no […]
3 years ago
“These are the days I live for.” Vicky Phelan has shared an update after having a “great day” with her family. Earlier in the week, Vicky shared that she had a two-hour lunch with two dear friends. However, the next day her “back was in bits”. The activist explained that she knew she had to […]
4 years ago
Some great news. A new study has found that the HPV vaccine has so far prevented hundreds of women from developing cervical cancer and thousands from getting pre-cancerous changes to cells. With this being the first documented proof that the vaccine programme works in saving lives, the study, which was funded by Cancer Research UK, […]
4 years ago
Test samples will need to be resent. The National CervicalCheck Screening Service has been left with 180 samples expiring after a capacity issue caused them to go out of date. RTÉ News has also reported that the women will now be informed that they will need to be retested, and should hear this week, along […]
4 years ago
You’re reading Her’s Digital Cover story for March 2021. This month’s star is Lynsey Bennett, a CervicalCheck campaigner, currently undergoing alternative cancer treatments in Mexico. Lynsey Bennett stood outside the High Court last month after settling her case against the HSE and spoke directly to her daughters: “I hope I have done enough to secure […]
5 years ago
“Now it is too late…” At least 221 women in Ireland were affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, which saw a significant number of false negatives issued to patients who had undergone smear tests under the national screening service. Among them were notable campaigners including Vicky Phelan, Lorraine Walsh, Laura Brennan, Emma Mhic Mhathúna and many […]
5 years ago