PHE to launch national cervical screening campaign in March 2019
In March 2019 PHE will launch its first national multimedia cervical screening campaign.
Ruth Stubbs
National Cervical Screening Programme Manager
Ruth was appointed as Programme Manager for the Cervical Screening programme in October 2015. The Programme Manager leads on the operational management of the cervical screening programme.
Ruth has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the Cervical Screening Programme. For the previous 12 years Ruth worked in the Screening Quality Assurance Service for the Cervical Screening programme undertaking a variety of roles most recently as a Senior QA Advisor. She has a background in Primary Care and Practice Nursing. In her previous roles she has been employed as a Marie Curie Training Facilitator for Cervical Screening, a PCT Primary Care Cancer lead and as a Clinical Manager in Contraceptive Services.
Ruth enjoys spending time with her family and cats, watching Mad Men (the box series) attempting yoga, and swimming.
Cervical screening consolidated standards out
We have just published our new consolidated screening standards for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
Expertise underpins cervical screening programme
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme
PHE is responsible for setting policy and guidance for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. To make sure we have clinical expertise to support and advise the programme we have clinical professional groups for laboratories, colposcopy, education and training.
Primary HPV testing update
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee
Ruth Stubbs, PHE's Cervical Screening Programme Manager, shares how the plans for introducing HPV primary screening are coming along.
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2018
...produced Health Matters: a call to action to GP practices, local authorities and CCGs to raise awareness, map the coverage issues and improve access to screening. PHE will continue to...
HPV primary screening implementation: NHS England announces next steps
...hard work in this time of change. Information updates NHS England will provide further updates on the different stages in the procurement as we move further into the planning and...
Cervical sample taker update training: e-learning launch
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Ruth Stubbs and Catherine Witney, Posted on:
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme
...the new sample taker e-learning resource Where to find the resource The resource is on the e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) website where it sits with our suite of e-learning for...
Deciding how best to roll out HPV testing as the primary cervical screening test
Evidence shows that human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is a better way of identifying women at risk of cervical cancer than the cytology (smear) test that examines cells under a microscope.
PHE and NHS England join forces to help cervical screening laboratories clear backlogs
Cervical screening prevents cancer by detecting abnormalities of the cervix and referring women for potential treatment.
Cervical screening sample taker training guidance published
We are pleased to publish the sample taker training guidance for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, replacing the previous publication ‘A Resource Pack for Trainers’ (April 2006).