Freephone information line: 1800 45 45 55

Welcome to CervicalCheck - The National Cervical Screening Programme

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CervicalCheck - The National Cervical Screening Programme provides free smear tests to women aged 25 to 60. A smear test is a simple procedure that only takes minutes and is the most effective way to detect changes in the cells of the cervix.

Your next smear test is as important as your first

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To arrange a smear test you can contact a registered smeartaker of your choice to make an appointment. Thousands of GPs, practice nurses, Women's Health, Family Planning and Well Woman Clinics all over Ireland are registered. You can see a full list in the 'Find a smeartaker - doctor' section of this site. If you have any questions you can call CervicalCheck on Freephone 1800 45 45 55.

Women who have already availed of a CervicalCheck smear test since the start of the programme on 1 September 2008 will be automatically re-called by letter, when their next smear test is due.

 

Health professionals

You are now entering the CervicalCheck health professionals website. This site is intended for health care professionals. If you would like to continue, click here.

  • Click here to enter the Smeartaker eLearning Centre
  • Click here to view the lectures from the recent National Study Day

 

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News

The Marie Keating Foundation and the National Women’s Council of Ireland join forces to raise awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention

The Marie Keating Foundation launched its annual awareness campaign this year by hosting a cervical cancer information morning.

Screening and prevention advice for World Cancer Day

Monday 4 February is World Cancer Day. The aim of the day is to increase awareness and education about cancer worldwide.

Women aged 25 to 60 - are you up to date with your free smear test?

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

The National Cancer Screening Service CervicalCheck programme a winner in the Irish Healthcare Awards ‘Best Education Project – General Practice and pharmacy’

2 November 2012 - The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) won this year’s Irish Healthcare Award in the Best Education Project – General practice and pharmacy category.

The National Cancer Screening Service issues CervicalCheck programme report

Uptake steady, yet older women not availing of important screening. The National Cancer Screening Service, part of the Health Service Executive National Cancer Control Programme, today issues the CervicalCheck Programme Report, providing screening statistics for the third year of the programme’s operation (1 September 2010 to 31 August 2011). In addition, the report provides an overview of activity and developments within CervicalCheck, up to the time of publication.

New-look website offers equal access to all women

CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme is committed to providing information and services that are equally accessible to all women, including those with special needs. In line with this commitment, CervicalCheck has re-designed this website to ensure it operates in line with the highest accessibility standards.
CervicalCheck is part of the National Cancer Screening Service
  • Address: PO Box 161 Limerick Ireland 
  • Freephone Information Line: 1800 45 45 55

The National Cancer Screening Service is part of the Health Service Executive's Cancer Control Programme. It encompasses BreastCheck The National Breast Screening Programme, CervicalCheck The National Cervical Screening Programme and BowelScreen - The National Bowel Screening Programme.