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Does the quality and type of screening test matter when determining safe intervals between cervical screening tests?

December 20, 2018 Peter Sasieni 2

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 […]

How much should we be willing to spend to introduce a public health intervention sooner?

October 5, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

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 […]

Cervical Screening Programme change in Wales: what has Cervical Screening Wales done about it?

August 29, 2018 Guest Author 2

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 […]

Further evidence of the success of the National HPV Immunisation programme in England

August 7, 2018 Guest Author 5

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, […]

Computer says “no”

June 12, 2018 Guest Author 0

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 […]

Rates of cervical cancer in women aged 20-24 in England seen to double – should we be worried?

June 8, 2018 Alejandra Castanon 2

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. […]

Data protection versus health protection

May 30, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

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 […]

To tell or not to tell – what should we do?

May 29, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

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 […]

Is it safe to export cancer screening?

May 23, 2018 Peter Sasieni 1

A woman in the Republic of Ireland, Vicky Phelan, recently settled with a laboratory in America receiving $2.5million compensation for them missing abnormalities on her […]

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