About the National Screening Service

Information about the National Screening Service, including our programmes, who we are and how to contact us.

We run 4 national population screening programmes: 3 that screen for cancer, and 1 that screens for diabetic retinopathy.

Our programmes focus on looking for early signs of disease in healthy people, so that we can:

  • detect health issues early
  • help prevent disease
  • ensure that anyone who does develop the disease being screened for has the best chance of early, more effective treatment
  • reduce people’s risk of developing a disease or its complications
  • support people in making informed decisions about their health

Programmes

Our programmes are:

What we do

Our programmes invite large groups of healthy people for screening to check for changes or early signs of disease.

Here is some of the work we do:

  • National population screening programmes.
  • Quality assurance - making sure the quality of screening meets high standards.
  • Health equity - improving access so that everyone has access to screening regardless of who they are, where they are from, and how they define themselves or are defined.
  • Research, responding to research, and giving others access to the results of data to help others.

Chief Executive

Fiona Murphy

Our leadership

Fiona Murphy Chief Executive | Príomhfheidhmeannach

Grace Turner Head of Strategy, Business and Projects I Ceann na Straitéise, Gnó agus Tionscadal

Gráinne Gleeson Programme Manager, CervicalCheck / Bhainisteoir an Chláir, CervicalCheck

Suzanne Lynch Programme Manager, BreastCheck I Bainisteoir Cláir, BreastCheck

Helen Kavanagh Programme Manager, Diabetic RetinaScreen | Bhainisteoir an Chláir, Diabetic RetinaScreen

Hilary Coffey Farrell Programme Manager, BowelScreen | Bhainisteoir an Chláir, BowelScreen

Brenda Ryan Head of Client Services | Ceannasaí na Seirbhísí Cliaint

Fiona Ness General Manager of Communications, Engagement and Information Development | Bainisteoir Ginearálta Cumarsáide agus Forbartha Rannpháirtíochta agus Eolais

Suzanne Allen Head of HR – Corporate Services I Ceann Acmhainní Daonna – Corparáideach

Dr Caroline Mason Mohan Director of Public Health | Stiúrthóir Sláinte Poiblí

Professor Patricia Fitzpatrick Consultant Epidemiologist/Director of Evaluation, Programme Evaluation Unit

Brian O’Carroll, General Manager, ICT | Bainisteoir ginearálta, techneolaíocht faisnéise agus cumarsáide

Colette Brett Head of Quality, Safety & Risk | Ceann Cáilíochta, Sábháilteachta & Riosca

Professor Nóirín Russell Clinical Director, CervicalCheck programme

Professor Pádraic Mac Mathuna Clinical Director, BowelScreen programme

Professor Fidelma Flanagan Clinical Director, BreastCheck programme

Professor David Keegan Clinical Director, Diabetic RetinaScreen programme

Contact

info@screeningservice.ie

Freephone: 1800 45 45 55

National Screening Service,
King's Inns House,
200 Parnell Street,
Dublin 1, D01 A3Y8

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