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Important reminder for women aged 25-60 during European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
In support of European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-28 January), CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme is reminding women aged 25 to 60 how important it is to have their smear test.
Clinical Updates - Extra Donegal Date Added - 10 November
NCSS publishes CervicalCheck programme report
22 September 2011 – The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) today published the CervicalCheck Programme Report 2009-2010. The report provides screening statistics for the second year of the programme’s operation, 1 September 2009–31 August 2010. In addition, the report provides an overview of activity and developments within CervicalCheck, up to the time of publication.
'Guide for Smeartakers' (second edition) Published
A revised and updated 'Guide for Smeartakers' (second edition) is now available to view and download from the Publications section.
IT Tools Developed to Identify Unscreened Eligible Women
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.