Information for health professionals
Colposcopy clinics
CervicalCheck has established a network of quality assured colposcopy clinics in the event of a woman requiring further investigation following her smear test. A woman can be referred to one of 15 colposcopy clinics located nationwide as part of The National Cervical Screening Programme.
The vast majority of women screened as part of The National Cervical Screening Programme will only require smear tests. A small minority (two to five per cent) of all women screened will require further investigation or treatment through a colposcopy service.
All CervicalCheck-generated colposcopy referrals should be sent to one of the 15 colposcopy referral clinics identified below.
- AMNCH - Tallaght Colposcopy Service
- Cork Colposcopy Service
- Coombe Colposcopy Service
- Dundalk/Drogheda Colposcopy Service
- Galway Colposcopy Service
- Kerry Colposcopy Service
- Letterkenny Colposcopy Service
- Limerick Colposcopy Service
- Mayo Colposcopy Service
- NMH Colposcopy Service
- Rotunda Colposcopy Service
- Sligo Colposcopy Service
- South Tipperary Colposcopy Service
- Waterford Colposcopy Service
- Wexford Colposcopy Service
Only women aged 25 to 60 are eligible for free smear tests under the CervicalCheck programme: with the following two exceptions:
- Women of any age who are attending colposcopy and who are being followed up in accordance with a discharge protocol from the colposcopy clinic
- Women over 60 years of age who have never had a smear test or are not known to the CervicalCheck programme
| Colposcopy Service: | AMNCH - Tallaght Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Adelaide & Meath National Children's Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Tallaght, Dublin 24 |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Professor Walter Prendiville |
| Nurse Colposcopist: | Karen Farrar, Mary Martin |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Lilian McCullagh |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Deirdre Hayes Jordan |
| Hospital Website: | http://www.amnch.ie/ |
| Colposcopy Service: | Cork Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | St Finbarr's Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Douglas Road, Cork |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr Matt Hewitt |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Dara Philpott |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Carmel Cummins |
| Hospital Website: | http://www.cuh.hse.ie/ |
| Colposcopy Service: | Coombe Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Coombe Women & Infant's University Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8 |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Professor Walter Prendiville |
| Nurse Colposcopist: | Sinead Cleary |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Olivia McCarthy |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Bernie Cummins |
| Hospital Website: | http://www.coombe.ie/ |
| Colposcopy Service: | Kerry Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Kerry General Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Tralee, Co Kerry |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr. Mary McCaffrey |
| Nurse Colposcopist: | |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Susan Foley, Maureen Hayes-Considine |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Ann Lucitt |
| Colposcopy Service: | Mayo Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Mayo General Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Castlebar, Co. Mayo |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr Ulrich Bartels |
| Nurse Colposcopist: | Dr Meabh Ni Bhuinneain |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Ita Lynskey |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Ann Lavelle, Siobhan Gallagher |
| Colposcopy Service: | NMH Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | National Maternity Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Holles Street, Dublin 2 |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr Grainne Flannelly |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Jennifer Fitzgerald |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Maureen Ward |
| Hospital Website: | http://www.nmh.ie/ |
| Colposcopy Service: | Rotunda Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Rotunda Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Parnell St, Dublin 1 |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr Bill Boyd |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Deirdra Richardson-Midwife Manager, Selena Igoe |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Susan Daly |
| Hospital Website: | http://www.rotunda.ie/ |
| Colposcopy Service: | Waterford Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Waterford Regional Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Dunmore Road, Waterford |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr John Stratton |
| Nurse Colposcopist: | Brigita Moore |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Stasia Mcguigan, Jacqueline Foley |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Nance O'Meara, Rachel Power |
| Colposcopy Service: | Wexford Colposcopy Service |
|---|---|
| Hospital: | Wexford General Hospital |
| Contact Details: |
Newtown Road, Wexford Email: AnneR.Redmond@hse.ie |
| Key Staff | |
| Lead Clinician: | Dr Francois Gardeil |
| Colposcopy Nurse Specialist: | Anne Redmond |
| Colposcopy Administration: | Maria Lacey |