Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 May 2018
152. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of women who developed cervical cancer but were not included in the CervicalCheck audit; if the number of women in this cohort has been established; and when they will be contacted in this regard [24200/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has provided details of 1,631 cervical cancers diagnosed since 2008 to CervicalCheck and this data will be made available to the International Clinical Expert Review Panel which is being established.
The Review Panel will examine these 1,631 cases of invasive cervical cancer, as well as the cases included in the original CervicalCheck audit process, and identify those women who were screened by the programme. The Review will be led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, with expert input from the British Association of Colposcopists & Cervical Pathologists.
A data matching process to determine the numbers involved is nearing completion. Arrangements for communicating with the women involved will be determined in conjunction with the Review Panel.
