Department to spend €60,000 on Breastcheck review

The Department of Health is to spend up to €60,000 in a bid to identify efficiencies in a value-for-money review on the State’s rollout of Breastcheck. A spokeswoman for the National Cancer Screening Service, which administers Breastcheck, said yesterday that the service was “supportive of the Department of Health’s intended review of the BreastCheck model, particularly in light of the objective of extending the age range to women aged 65-69 years as outlined in the Programme for Government”. (Examiner) >