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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.

Saturday 22 September 2012, O'Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin 4

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.

User-friendly IT working instructions for five GP software systems to help smeartakers identify their eligible unscreened women have been developed. These step-by-step guidelines will assist smeartakers in encouraging their unscreened women to participate in CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme.

Think you’re too busy? Not enough hours in the day? Too many other priorities? No more excuses - make time for CervicalCheck

New bikini? Check. Fake tan? Check. Smear test? CervicalCheck

Selected from over 100 entries, the CervicalCheck pictorial-led 'About your free smear test' leaflet was shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Health Promotion category of the 2011 Crystal Clear Health Literacy Awards.

In support of European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-29 January), CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme is encouraging all women aged 25 to 60 have a free smear test.

CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme is encouraging every woman aged 25 to 60 to have a free smear test.

The CervicalCheck advertising creative has won a bronze award at the Irish Advertising Practitioners of Ireland (IAPI) Advertising Effectiveness Awards. CervicalCheck was one of six finalists (of 100 submissions) to be shortlisted in the category of Public Service, Social Welfare and Education.