Minister says he respects Walsh's decision to resign

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he respects the decision of Lorraine Walsh to resign from the CervicalCheck steering committee.

He thanked her for her work and said he believed the review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was robust.He also said it had expressed confidence in the screening programme. Ms Walsh of the 221+ group announced her resignation as one of the patient representatives on the steering group on RTÉ's Prime Time last night.

She said she wished she could tell the women of Ireland that she had confidence in the RCOG report, but she did not. Separately, Minister Harris said he thought the wording of a promotion by St James's Hospital offering cash to staff to free up hospital beds was "a bit off".Mr Harris said his understanding was that the promotion was aimed at wards rather than individual staff.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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