After months of eager anticipation, the results from the English HPV implementation pilot have been published. Compared to current screening HPV testing detected 50% more… Read More »From theory to practice: HPV testing in cervical screening really does work!
In this post, Peter Sasieni argues that sensitivity is over-rated. It is the first of a series of posts on “Screening Iconoclasm” in which we… Read More »Screening iconoclasm series: Don’t be overly sensitive about sensitivity
The question of “how often should women go for cervical screening?” has long been controversial. In the past, many countries recommended screening annually whereas in… Read More »Does the quality and type of screening test matter when determining safe intervals between cervical screening tests?
Public health interventions tend to be complex and need a lot of planning and preparation before they can be rolled out successfully. But how much… Read More »How much should we be willing to spend to introduce a public health intervention sooner?
Guest blog post by: Dr Simon Leeson (NHS Wales) On Monday 17th September, Wales will become the first nation in the UK to fully convert its cervical… Read More »Cervical Screening Programme change in Wales: what has Cervical Screening Wales done about it?
Guest blog post by: David Mesher, Public Health England The National HPV Immunisation Programme The National HPV Immunisation Programme was introduced in England in 2008,… Read More »Further evidence of the success of the National HPV Immunisation programme in England
By Robert Music, Chief Executive, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Of the five million women invited every year for cervical screening in the UK, over one… Read More »Computer says “no”
The HPV virus causes most cases of cervical cancer. This is why an HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 12 to 13 started in 2008.… Read More »Rates of cervical cancer in women aged 20-24 in England seen to double – should we be worried?
On 25th of May 2018 the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went live. GDPR is designed to protect EU citizens from organisations using their data… Read More »Data protection versus health protection
The clinical director of the Irish national cervical screening programme Ireland, Dr Grainne Flannelly, resigned at the end of April. It was revealed that she… Read More »To tell or not to tell – what should we do?
