5 September 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has been awarded the Smarter Travel Mark, Silver Level, from the National Transport Authority. The Smarter Travel Mark is a recognition of Cork City Council’s commitment to changing attitudes and behaviours regarding walking, cycling and public transport usage by implementing measures that facilitate, support and…
Updated / Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
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Prof O Doherty said BreastCheck will get to all women waiting for a mammogram as quickly as possible
The National Clinical Director of the BreastCheck Programme has said there is a huge price to pay for the pandemic and a lot of ground has been lost in all services including health, mental health and education.
Professor Ann O Doherty urged any woman with symptoms to come forward and said that more money must now be invested in symptomatic services that are really on their knees .
Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, Prof O Doherty said BreastCheck will get to all women waiting for a mammogram as quickly as possible but warned that she could not say when this would happen because the national programme has to screen the whole country.