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Fiona Murphy
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CEO National Screening Service, Ireland HSE. #ChooseScreening
Dublin/Edinburgh/Cork…
Books, Healthcare, Craic, Cycling, Mountains, skiing…outdoors basically
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We’ve published our 2024 end of year report. It shows the progress we’ve made implementing the second year of our strategy #ChooseScreening.

In our latest blog, our Chief Executive @fionamurphy.bsky.social reflects on our achievements and our progress: tinyurl.com/nss-2024-eoy...

#NSS2024
Operational excellence and quality improvements central to ongoing strategy implementation at National Screening Service
We’ve published our 2024 end of year report outlining the progress we have made implementing our strategic plan.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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We know that HPV causes most cervical cancers - over 90% of cases.

We also know we can prevent it:
👉 HPV vaccination
👉 cervical screening
👉 treatment for those who need it

Let’s make cervical cancer rare: www.hse.ie/cervicalcancerelimination

#HPVAwarennessDay #TogetherTowardsElimination
March 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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We're supporting a European study to help inform future decisions about lung cancer screening in Ireland.

An EU4Health project, led by Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre and funded by the Irish Cancer Society, Lung Health Check is the first study of its kind in Ireland.

👉 tinyurl.com/mrxwbkub
National Screening Service supports European lung cancer screening project
We're supporting a European study which will help to inform future decisions on the implementation of lung screening in Ireland.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Beth Wallace spoke with RSVP magazine about her experience of #CervicalCheck saying she's grateful she worked up the courage to go after initially being apprehensive.

"Cervical screening saves lives."

#ChooseScreening

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Dublin woman opens up about her experience of cervical screening and how to make it easier
Beth Wallace opened up about her cervical screening journey in the hopes that other women will be inspired to attend their appointments, as they could be life-saving
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February 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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You can now download the new HSE Health App. With a verified MyGovID, you can safely and securely store your self-declared medication details in the app. Expectant mothers can also see their upcoming maternity appointments. More features will be added in the future. Find out more: hse.ie/health-app
February 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Prof @russelln.bsky.social talks about the “incredible” impact of the #HPV vaccine, combined with regular #cervicalscreening, saying that cases of young women in #colposcopy clinics with early signs of #cervicalcancer are now rare in Ireland.

#ChooseScreening
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Pre-cervical cancer now ‘rare’ in young women thanks to HPV vaccine
CervicalCheck clinical director says high-grade pre-cancer abnormalities in 25-year-olds has fallen from 5% to 1% thanks to HPV vaccination.
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January 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Catch up with all our latest news:

🔶Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
🔶#BreastCheck seeks re-accreditation with EUREF
🔶2023 Public Health activity report published
🔶our latest blogs and news reports

👉 tinyurl.com/nss-news-jan...

#ChooseScreening
News update from the National Screening Service – January 2025
Latest news update from the National Screening Service - January 2025
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January 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Catch up with all our latest news:

🟠 Research paper wins Irish Healthcare Award
🟠 Highlights from the 2024 #DiabeticRetinaScreen conference
🟠 New digital portal on equity in screening
🟠 Supporting disabled people to access screening

👉 tinyurl.com/nss-news-dec...

#ChooseScreening
News update from the National Screening Service – December 2024
The latest news update from the National Screening Service - December 2024
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December 20, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Our #BreastCheck medical physics team is taking part in a research project led by the @iaeaorg.bsky.social

Principal Physicist Elizabeth Keavey tells us about the research and how it aims to improve x-ray imaging quality and safety in radiology centres worldwide.

👉 tinyurl.com/7bkwtuaa
BreastCheck medical physics team joins global IAEA research project
Our BreastCheck medical physics team is taking part in a research project led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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December 30, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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Our award-winning collaborative research combined #CervicalCheck data with national immunisation data, and demonstrates the impact of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer - steering Ireland towards #cervicalcancerelimination.

👉 tinyurl.com/nss-2024-iha-1

#IMTIHA2024 #ChooseScreening
Research steering Ireland towards cervical cancer elimination wins Irish Healthcare Award
We’ve won an Irish Healthcare Award for groundbreaking research on the first Irish data demonstrating the impact of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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We’ve developed disability awareness training for staff across our screening services.

It’s part of our ongoing work to support disabled people to access screening.

Senior Health Promotion Officer, Dr Aoife Collins explains: tinyurl.com/idpwd2024

#ChooseScreening #IDPWD2024
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Supporting disabled people to access screening
We’ve developed disability awareness training for our staff to support disabled people to access screening.
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December 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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Catch up with all our latest news:

🟠 Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action
🟠 #BreastCheck introduces a modernised patient database system
🟠 2024 CervicalCheck conference
🟠 New reps join our Patient and Public Partnership

👉 tinyurl.com/nss-news-nov...

#ChooseScreening
News update from the National Screening Service – November 2024
Latest news summary from the National Screening Service - November 2024
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November 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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We've been shortlisted for the #IrishHealthcareAwards for our strategic partnership work towards #CervicalCancerElimination.

Our vision is for an Ireland where #cervicalcancer is rare in every community.

👉 www.hse.ie/cervicalcancerelimination

#IMTIHA24 #TogetherTowardsElimination
November 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Our Senior Health Promotion Officer Lynn Swinburne, joined Siobhan McSweeney from Recovery Haven Kerry to chat about our #cancer #screening programmes in Ireland.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/5n7h76ec

#ChooseScreening #BowelScreen #BreastCheck #CervicalCheck

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November 29, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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We’ve recently introduced a modernised patient database system to our #BreastCheck programme.

This development is in line with the HSE's Digital Health Strategy, which aims to improve health services for both patients and staff.

➡️ tinyurl.com/ycydn2kv

#ChooseScreening
Enhancing patient care through technology: A new comprehensive database system for improved breast screening services
We’ve recently introduced a modernised patient database system to our BreastCheck programme.
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November 28, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.

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November 28, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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We’ve been shortlisted in five categories for the 2024 #IrishHealthcareAwards.

Our Chief Executive @fionamurphy.bsky.social said “It’s fantastic to see so much of our excellent work being recognised... a testament to... our staff and partners."

👉 tinyurl.com/nss-2024-iha

#ChooseScreening
National Screening Service shortlisted for five Irish Healthcare Awards
We’ve been shortlisted in five categories for the 2024 Irish Healthcare Awards.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Great to get a chance to sit down with Catherine & spend time chatting about how working in partnership with communities is the best way to ensure people can make the right choice for them about screening & vaccinations. Choices that help us make cervical cancer rare #Togethertowardselimination
November 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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This week's episode of the HSE Talking Health & Wellbeing podcast explores #cervicalcancer prevention and the work underway towards an Ireland where cervical cancer is rare in every community.

#TogetherTowardsElimination #CervicalCancerElimination

Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/2Mkt...
November 20, 2024 at 12:56 PM
GIve National Screening Service @nsshse.bsky.social a follow to keep up with what's happening
#ChooseScreening
November 19, 2024 at 10:15 AM
A fantastic day yesterday when we launched Ireland’s action plan for Elimination of Cervical Cancer by 2040. Amazing to be leading a group of fantastic women leaders.
Still doing most posts on “the other place” but hoping this one catches on

#TogethertowardsElimination
November 16, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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An article co-written with Charlie Jones for Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. It's about our reflections on deep listening and experiences over past 4 years or so in #SpacesForListening

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Spaces for listening
Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones introduce Listening Spaces, the online initiative they set up jointly in lockdown (May 2020) to give people somewhere to both listen and be heard. Sessions are held tw...
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November 15, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Hello all at Bluesky! We are Kennys Bookshop - an independent bookshop based in Galway, Ireland where we've been selling books since 1940, a family business, a bricks and mortar shop & an online shop (www.kennys.ie), a shop with new and secondhand books & a place passionate about all things books! 👋
November 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Ireland's cervical cancer elimination action plan will build on the contribution of screening and treating pre cancers #togethertowardselimination
November 15, 2024 at 12:08 PM