Medical research and the common law of confidentiality
In this series, members of our group, the wider research field & individuals from public interest groups will debate the use of patient data in […]
quality assurance
Does the quality and type of screening test matter when determining safe intervals between cervical screening tests?
The question of “how often should women go for cervical screening?” has long been controversial. In the past, many countries recommended screening annually whereas in […]
Data protection versus health protection
On 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went live. GDPR is designed to protect EU citizens from organisations using their data […]
To tell or not to tell – what should we do?
The clinical director of the Irish national cervical screening programme Ireland, Dr Grainne Flannelly, resigned at the end of April. It was revealed that she […]
Is it safe to export cancer screening?
A woman in the Republic of Ireland, Vicky Phelan, recently settled with a laboratory in America receiving $2.5million compensation for them missing abnormalities on her […]