The Government is determined to find out all the facts regarding the cervical cancer controversy, to put things right and restore confidence in the screening programme in the health service, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. The intention is to avoid having other women or their families, if the women have died, going through trials, like Vicky Phelan did. “The State is going to be on the side of the women rather than enjoined with the lab,” said Mr Varadkar. Mr Varadkar said he absolutely would like to have known about the issues when he was minister. Full disclosureHe said when he was minister for health he had been briefed on other patient safety issues.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2018 23:56 UTC