Published 2000 | ISBN 1 871997 29 1 | Archived
The cervical screening programme is saving around 1,300 lives a year and preventing up to 3,900 cancers a year. It is a very successful programme. However, we are always striving to improve our services. This review paints a picture of the current state of activity in the cervical screening programme. The statistics section gives the number of women having smears and an overview of what the results of those smears are. In the text, we describe some of the issues which are current in the programme at the moment.
Since the tremendous expansion in the cervical screening programme a decade ago, coverage of the population by the programme has been relatively stable. However, there is some concern that the numbers of younger women having smears might be dropping slightly. We describe here an initiative in inner-city London specifically aimed at attracting women into the programme as they first become eligible. We also describe an initiative we have developed to enable women with learning disabilities to access the programme in an informed manner since previous research has shown that the programme has been very poor at reaching them.
- NHSCSP home page
- Programme publications
- About cervical screening
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- Research in cervical screening
- More information about the
screening programme- Information about cervical cancer
- Diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposed women
- Liquid Based Cytology (LBC)
- LBC implementation guidance
- Who does what in the programme
- Quality Assurance
- Use of patient information
- Cervical cytology training centres
- Human Papilloma virus (HPV)
- HPV triage and test of cure protocol
- HMR101 Request/Report Form
- 14 day turnaround time
- Frequently asked questions
- Programme statistics
- Programme news index
- Useful links