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# 221+

This year
2023
Patient Safety Bill, which aims to create 'culture' of transparency, signed into law
The Bill will require healthcare providers to disclose certain serious safety incidents to patients or their families.
Campaigners hail passing of Patient Safety Bill and say it'll help people 'find out the truth'
The Bill will make it mandatory for people to be told that they have a right to a review of their cancer screening results.
Woman who claims her cervical cancer test was misread sues State over refusal to grant supports
She applied to the National Screening Service to be included in a scheme known as the 221+ group care package.
Last year
2022
Clinicians 'refuse to treat women' associated with cervial cancer patient advocate group
One woman described being “treated like a leper” after she was questioned by a clinician about any association with the 221+ group.
Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has died
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said she was “a woman of extraordinary courage and integrity”.
Vicky died in the early hours of this morning in Limerick, surrounded by her family
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said she was "a woman of extraordinary courage and integrity"
President Michael D Higgins said the campaigner "made an enormous contribution to Irish society"
Family pay tribute to Vicky Phelan: 'Her passing will leave a void in our lives'
Vicky Phelan: A tenacious, adored campaigner who strengthened the voice of women in Ireland
Only four of 170 actions arising from Cervical Check inquiry left to be completed
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said there has been “considerable progress” on implementing the recommendations.
All time
CervicalCheck support group end talks with government as tribunal remains unchanged
221+ wrote to the Health Minister today to end the discussion, saying that they were “frustrated” with the response they received.
CervicalCheck support group tells government 'time is up' to discuss proposed tribunal
The 221+ group wrote to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today.
'She was a gentle soul who loved the simple things': Vicky Phelan on the late Ruth Morrissey
CervicalCheck campaigner Lorraine Walsh said Morrissey’s death marked “a very sad day” for the women of Ireland.
Lorraine Walsh resigns from CervicalCheck steering group, says she doesn't have confidence in report
Walsh, who developed cervical cancer, was one of the 221 women whose smear tests were read incorrectly.
CervicalCheck support group says smear test delays are 'totally unacceptable'
Women are having to wait an average of 22 weeks to receive their results, and thousands of tests need to be redone.
Cervical cancer support group set up in wake of controversy
CervicalCheck scandal survivors Vicky Phelan, Lorraine Walsh and Stephen Teap whose wife Irene died from the disease establish a new support group.