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Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

The Government will reform mental health rules, aim to clear the NHS backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and give a renewed focus to women’s health, according to the Queen’s Speech. In previously-announced reforms, the Prince of Wales set out how ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

Sunak defends cancer services after report finds NHS lagging behind peers

Rishi Sunak has insisted an expansion of lung cancer screening will save thousands of lives after a report found the NHS is performing “substantially less well” on life expectancy than foreign health services. The Government has announced a ...

26 Jun 2023 at 14:49

Women urged to attend breast screening to catch cancer early

Women are being urged to attend breast cancer screening after new data for England showed four in 10 do not accept their appointments. Data published by NHS Digital shows that, while the number of women screened in England has risen to a ...

16 Feb 2023 at 12:48

‘Double testing’ helps identify more bowel cancer cases

Bowel cancer screening programmes could be more accurate if people perform the test twice, a new study suggests. Academics from the University of Edinburgh found that the test – which looks for hidden blood in faeces – becomes nearly ...

17 May 2023 at 16:52

800,000 more people to be invited to carry out home bowel cancer checks

More than 800,000 more people in England are to be invited to do at-home checks for bowel cancer, NHS officials have said. NHS England said that adults over the age of 54 are to be sent at-home screening kits as part of a phased ...

19 Dec 2023 at 12:10

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HSE call out to Laois volunteers to help make a difference to health screening

The HSE is appealing for volunteers in Laois to join the Patient and Public network to help shape Ireland’s four national screening programmes - bowel, breast, cervical and retinopathy. Encouraging people to come forward and ...

18 May 2024 at 11:33

Scotland

Number of women up to date on cervical screening drops, figures show

The number of eligible women screened for cervical cancer has dropped in the past year, according to new statistics. In Scotland, women aged between 25 and 49 years old are invited for cervical screenings every three years, ...

30 May 2023 at 12:14

Local News

Western Trust launches Breast Cancer Screening Service appointment app – Connect West

The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) Breast Cancer Screening Service has launched a new Appointment App called Connect West which allows women more flexibility regarding their mammogram appointments. ...

23 Feb 2023 at 09:33

‘Personalised’ breast cancer screening could benefit women – researchers

Women could one day be offered personalised breast cancer screening thanks to a new prediction tool created by academics. A woman’s risk of developing the disease can vary quite significantly based on a number of ...

16 Nov 2022 at 00:01

Most accurate ultrasound test ‘can detect 96% of women with ovarian cancer’

The most accurate ultrasound test can detect 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, new research suggests. The findings indicate that the test should replace the current standard of care test in the UK, ...

30 Sept 2024 at 23:30

Shortage of mammographers ‘could put women at risk’ – experts

Women with breast cancer are being put at risk because of a shortage of staff who can deliver specialist scans, leading radiographers have said. The Society of Radiographers warned that a shortage of ...

15 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Doctor concerned over lack of HPV screening after Waterford man with 'genital warts' dies

A forty-four year old man died at University Hospital Waterford after presenting with a two-year worsening perianal condylomata (genital warts) which doctors said was concerning for its malignant ...

29 Aug 2024 at 12:33

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