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Women’s Health: The Cervical Scandal and the Fight for Mandatory Open Disclosure

We should never have heard of Vicky Phelan or Ruth Morrissey or any of the other women affected by the cervical cancer scandal. At least not for being young women and mothers and terminally ill with cervical cancer. Because a system that was supposed to protect them let them down very badly. Their bravery and […]

Why Listening To New Mothers Birth Experience Is So Important

Niamh Ní Mhurchú is Joint Managing Partner at Callan Tansey Solicitors, an experienced Medical Neglignece specialist and a mother of four children. Here she discusses the importance of listening to new mothers, hearing about their birth experience, and learning from their stories to help improve outcomes. In my work as a Medical Negligence solicitor I […]

Women’s Health: The Impact of Delayed and Missed Diagnosis

A recent study has found that women’s health concerns are often blamed on emotion, stress, age, hormones and even their imagination. This gender bias and ‘medical gaslighting’ is leading to delayed and missed diagnosis for women across Ireland. The article below looks at the negative impact of gender bias on medical patients who are her […]

Delayed Cervical Cancer Diagnosis Case Settled

A woman in her early forties with a terminal cancer diagnosis had her legal action settled in the High Court recently. The mother of four claimed her cervical smear test was negligently misread which lead to a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis. HSE Planned to Fully Contest Case The case opened last Friday when the court […]

Article on birth injury discussion on Midwest Radio May 21st

The restrictions on fathers attending at maternity hospitals due to Covid-19 restrictions has once again highlighted how the needs and requirements of women while pregnant and giving birth are often overlooked, ignored and unheard.