Why cervical screening stops at 64
...caused by a very common virus called the human papillomavirus (HPV). There are lots of different types or strains of HPV and a few ‘high-risk’ ones are the ones that...
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The top 10 blogs of 2019
...HPV primary screening letters and leaflets (3,367 views) The introduction of HPV primary screening this year has caused big changes to the cervical screening programme. You can look back on...
PHE announces help for cervical screening laboratories
...we work up plans for the full roll out of primary HPV screening. Ruth Stubbs, NHS Cervical Screening Programme Manager, said: Implementing HPV as a primary screening test is highly...
What we blogged about in February 2019
...their carers. Cervical screening Cervical screening HPV test result research Focus on research at University College London on the potential anxiety caused to women who receive a positive HPV test...
Top of the blogs
...after reviewing the evidence, the UK NSC recommended that the HPV test should replace cytology as the first stage in cervical screening as evidence shows that human papillomavirus (HPV) testing...
Talking about cell changes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2019 – a view from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
...abnormalities dyskaryosis CIN CGIN Add this to other words in cervical screening such as HPV, LLETZ and colposcopy, is it any wonder some women are unsure what it all means?!...
First cervical screening annual standards report published
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Philippa Pearmain and Ruth Stubbs, Posted on:
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme
...in the middle of the biggest change since its introduction in 1988 with the move to primary screening using human papilloma virus (HPV) testing. By the end of December 2019,...
What we blogged about in September 2019
...of medical physics services. There is new guidance for laboratories providing human papillomavirus (HPV) testing Cervical screening Launch of new HPV primary screening letters and leaflets Information on new invitation...
National updates and networking opportunities for London's cervical screening providers
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Noosheen Bashir, Posted on:
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
...the afternoon, there were updates on HPV primary screening, including progress and outcomes from the pilot site and from HPV testing hubs. Feedback from participants included: Very good meeting. Very...
What PHE Screening blogged about in June 2017
...a learner’s performance at work and provides evidence to support the assessment process. 14 June 2017 – What GPs need to know about the introduction of primary HPV testing in...