News and events

The Smeartaker Training Prospectus 2015-2016' is now available, providing details of scheduled courses. The prospectuis and the application form may be downloaded.

CervicalCheck has commenced HPV triage - reflex HPV testing of smear test samples reported by cytology as showing a low grade abnormality – with effect from May 2015.

The dates, times and venues for Clinical Updates that will take place in 8 regional locations during April 2015 are now available. Clinical updates provide smeartakers with an opportunity to keep their knowledge base up to date with the best practice in cervical screening. These updates will focus on a very significant development for smeartakers - the imminent introduction of HPV testing for the triage of low grade abnormalities.

The CervicalCheck programme report containing screening statistics for the fifth year of operation (1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013) is now available.

CervicalCheck has developed a Primary Care Self Audit tool to support smeartakers in Primary Care. It has been developed to facilitate smeartakers to carry out a clinical audit that aims to ensure effective assessment and compliance with the 'Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Screening - Primary Care'.

Recognised for 1.5 ICGP CPD or 2 NMBI CEU's, the Clinical eUpdate 2014 provides smeartakers who were unable to attend this years face to face update with an opportunity to keep their knowledge base up to date with the best practice in cervical screening.

Clinical Updates will be taking place around the country the 1st - 9th April 2014. Clinical updates provide smeartakers with an opportunity to keep their knowledge base up to date with the best practice in cervical screening. These updates will focus on new programme developments, clinical scenarios, clinical audits, and online resources

The second edition of the NCSS Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Screening has been released.

CervicalCheck has implemented an enhanced search-and-display facility on its website - CervicalCheck – Where can I have a test? - to assist women searching for a registered smeartaker in order to participate in the programme.

HPV testing has now been expanded in colposcopy services to assist in the management of women with low grade cytological abnormalities.