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Fiona Murphy

@fiona_murphy1

CEO National Screening Service, Ireland HSE. Interested in all things health, fun, mountain or cycle related. All views are my own.

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Just a few days left to apply for this exciting role to join our #CervicalCheck team. A busy, challenging role working with a dynamic team to provide a quality-assured cervical screening programme. Get more information & apply: tinyurl.com/deputy-PM-CC #ChooseScreening

Just a few days left to apply for this exciting role to join our #CervicalCheck team. A busy, challenging role working with a dynamic team to provide a quality-assured cervical screening programme.

Get more information & apply: tinyurl.com/deputy-PM-CC

#ChooseScreening
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At this week's #EAsDEC conference in Liverpool, we won the Best Poster Award for our poster on incidental ocular pathologies identified in the Irish #DiabeticRetinaScreen programme. Congratulations to the team. #ChooseScreening

At this week's #EAsDEC conference in Liverpool, we won the Best Poster Award for our poster on incidental ocular pathologies identified in the Irish #DiabeticRetinaScreen programme.

Congratulations to the team.

#ChooseScreening
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During #MensHealthWeek we're encouraging all eligible men and boys to #choosescreening. ā­ļø#BowelScreen is for everyone aged 59 to 70. ā­ļø#DiabeticRetinaScreen is for everyone aged 12 and over with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Read more: tinyurl.com/mhw2025-nss #MHW2025

During #MensHealthWeek we're encouraging all eligible men and boys to #choosescreening.

ā­ļø#BowelScreen is for everyone aged 59 to 70.
ā­ļø#DiabeticRetinaScreen is for everyone aged 12 and over with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Read more: tinyurl.com/mhw2025-nss

#MHW2025
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We're delighted to have won best poster at BSCCP Annual Scientific Meeting conference. Pictured is lead author MicheƔl Rourke, #CervicalCheck data analyst, with the poster - An analysis of screening results of first screened CervicalCheck attendees aged 63-69 and regular screened attendees aged 60-65.

We're delighted to have won best poster at <a href="/TheBSCCP/">BSCCP Annual Scientific Meeting</a> conference. Pictured is lead author MicheƔl Rourke, #CervicalCheck data analyst, with the poster - An analysis of screening results of first screened CervicalCheck attendees aged 63-69 and regular screened attendees aged 60-65.
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So yeah, here is 45 minutes of me talking about me. And cancer. In case I haven't mentioned that I have it, like. open.spotify.com/episode/0MUkMw…

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We were proud to join international delegates at #ICSN2025 recently to share research and learning on cancer screening. Read all about it: tinyurl.com/nss-icsn2025 We're looking forward to welcoming the global screening community to Dublin in 2027. #ICSN2027 #ChooseScreening

We were proud to join international delegates at #ICSN2025 recently to share research and learning on cancer screening. 

Read all about it: tinyurl.com/nss-icsn2025

We're looking forward to welcoming the global screening community to Dublin in 2027.

#ICSN2027 #ChooseScreening
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Some people who have had screening done will still get cancer - this is called an interval cancer, and it happens in every country with screening. This research shows the importance of working out what the rate of interval cancers should be and could be (it will never be 0%)

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The National Screening Advisory Committee has launched its 2025 call for submissions for new population-based screening programmes or changes to screening existing programmes. Closing date for submissions: 12 September 2025 Get more info: gov.ie/en/department-…

The National Screening Advisory Committee has launched its 2025 call for submissions for new population-based screening programmes or changes to screening existing programmes.

Closing date for submissions: 12 September 2025

Get more info: gov.ie/en/department-…
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Gina Miyagawa is a Roma health coordinator with Cork Kerry Community Healthcare. Here, she talks about her recent health promotion work with Roma women dispelling the myths about cervical screening and how important it is to #choosescreening when invited. #CervicalCheck irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/heal…

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Today we are launching a public consultation for our draft assessment of extending the BowelScreen programme to people aged 50 to 54 years. If you would like to learn more or participate, you can here: hiqa.ie/reports-and-pu…

Today we are launching a public consultation for our draft assessment of extending the BowelScreen programme to people aged 50 to 54 years. If you would like to learn more or participate, you can here: hiqa.ie/reports-and-pu…
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Read about our progress with the Microb-AI-ome project, in collaboration with our Irish and international partners. This is a 5-year research project exploring the use of AI to improve bowel cancer screening, funded by Horizon Europe šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ. šŸ“–tinyurl.com/mmjv52t9 #BowelScreen

Read about our progress with the <a href="/MicrobAIome_EU/">Microb-AI-ome</a> project, in collaboration with our Irish and international partners.

This is a 5-year research project exploring the use of AI to improve bowel cancer screening, funded by <a href="/HorizonEU/">Horizon Europe šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ</a>. 

šŸ“–tinyurl.com/mmjv52t9

#BowelScreen
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🧵1/ We’ve published our #CervicalCheck Programme Report 2022-2023. The data shows more women are choosing screening. Ireland has the 3rd highest coverage in the EU. Here's what we found šŸ‘‡ #ChooseScreening

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We’ve published our #CervicalCheck Programme Report 2022-2023.

The data shows more women are choosing screening.

Ireland has the 3rd highest coverage in the EU.

Here's what we found šŸ‘‡

#ChooseScreening
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7/ šŸ“£Prof Professor NóirĆ­n Russell, #CervicalCheck Clinical Director: ā€œCervical screening is a vital tool in preventing cervical cancer. Early detection saves lives. We’ll keep working to help more women choose screening - and help make cervical cancer rare in Ireland.ā€ #ChooseScreening

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 šŸ“£Prof <a href="/russellnoirin/">Professor NóirĆ­n Russell</a>, #CervicalCheck Clinical Director:
ā€œCervical screening is a vital tool in preventing cervical cancer. Early detection saves lives. We’ll keep working to help more women choose screening - and help make cervical cancer rare in Ireland.ā€

#ChooseScreening
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Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference: Diabetic RetinaScreen: Demand continuing to grow medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/co… Irish College of Ophthalmologists #ophthalmology #diabetes #retina

Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference: Diabetic RetinaScreen: Demand continuing to grow

medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/co…

<a href="/eyedoctorsIRL/">Irish College of Ophthalmologists</a> #ophthalmology #diabetes #retina
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"Men were more likely than women to say they would take part in screening if their healthcare professional advised them to - 65% of men compared to 54% of women." This is why it is so important for GPs and GPNs to actively encourage bowel screening! Irish College of GPs IGPNEA

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Ireland has an ambitious plan to eliminate cervical cancer, built on prevention, equity and empowerment. Read how we're moving #TogetherTowardsElimination: medicalindependent.ie/clinical-news/… #ChooseScreening #CervicalCheck

Ireland has an ambitious plan to eliminate cervical cancer, built on prevention, equity and empowerment.

Read how we're moving #TogetherTowardsElimination: 
medicalindependent.ie/clinical-news/… 

#ChooseScreening #CervicalCheck
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From August 2025, #BowelScreen return envelopes will be 100% recyclable. A practical step for a greener, healthier future, this initiative supports the HSE Climate Action Strategy 2023-2050. Read more: tinyurl.com/bowelscreen-gr… #ChooseScreening

From August 2025, #BowelScreen return envelopes will be 100% recyclable.

A practical step for a greener, healthier future, this initiative supports the HSE Climate Action Strategy 2023-2050.

Read more: tinyurl.com/bowelscreen-gr…

#ChooseScreening
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We're making breast screening more accessible for Ukrainian women in Ireland - with translated information, interpreter support, and a warm welcome at #BreastCheck. Read about our project with our community champions: tinyurl.com/ms6rr9sx #ChooseScreening

We're making breast screening more accessible for Ukrainian women in Ireland - with translated information, interpreter support, and a warm welcome at #BreastCheck.

Read about our project with our community champions:  tinyurl.com/ms6rr9sx

#ChooseScreening
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ā€œBowelScreen isn’t just another screening programme. It’s uniquely powerful because it doesn’t just detect cancers early, it actually prevents cancers from developing in the first place.ā€ Alan Smith #ChooseScreening #BowelScreen independent.ie/opinion/commen…