Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 June 2018
205. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the origin of the further 46 identified cases referred to in media reports (details supplied); the way in which these cases were identified; if the women concerned have all been contacted; the number of cases being dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28359/18]
View answerThe CervicalCheck clinical audit process included 1,482 cases of cervical cancer notified to CervicalCheck since 2008. In April, the Serious Incident Management Team identified that there were 209 women for whom clinical audit results should have been disclosed but that in the majority of cases, this had not happened. The initial focus was on ensuring these 209 women were communicated with.
At that time, there were a further 46 cases of the overall 1,482 for which clinical audit had been initiated but not completed. The clinical audit process for 12 of these cases was finalised in recent days. The HSE has advised that open disclosure of these newly available results to the women concerned is currently underway. The aim is to ensure disclosure is completed in a timely, sensitive and appropriate manner, as should always be the case, recognising the impact on women of previous failings in this regard.
