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New cervical screening guidance on call and recall administration published
We have published new guidance on administration good practice in the call and recall service.
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Significant landmark as primary HPV screening is offered across England
Primary HPV screening has now been fully rolled out and is being offered across England. This significant landmark will improve screening by identifying more women at risk of cervical cancer.
Calling all cytology screeners: the breast screening programme needs you!
The breast screening programme is encouraging cytology screeners to consider retraining as mammographers.
Guidance for laboratories providing HPV testing and cytology services now available
We are pleased to announce the publication of new guidance for laboratories that are providing human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and cervical cytology services for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. Please note that an incorrect version of the new guidance for …
Launch of new HPV primary screening letters and leaflets
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is pleased to announce the launch of new invitation and result letters, along with new information leaflets.
HPV primary screening report published
Explanation to accompany a new cervical screening HPV primary report.
Talking about cell changes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2019 – a view from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
This week is Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSAW) and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust chief exec Rob Music has written a guest blog for us talking about cell changes.
Raising awareness of HPV – a view from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
This is the second in a series of blogs we're running by Rob Music, chief executive of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. The focus of this one is on raising awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) with the upcoming roll-out of HPV primary screening.
HPV primary cervical screening pilot report published in BMJ
In 2013, 6 labs in England began looking for HPV first to see if this new test could be used in the cervical screening programme. The results from this pilot have now been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Primary HPV screening training resources launched
We have launched new training resources to meet requirements set out in guidance for cervical screening providers on implementing high-risk (hr) HPV testing.