NHSCSP: Resources for the public |
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Cervical screening: The facts
Designed to ensure that women are told what screening can and cannot achieve, the leaflet includes an explanation about false positive and false negative results, and addresses the need to inform patients about the use made of personal information for audit, as set out in the General Medical Council guidance on confidentiality. What your abnormal result means
An abnormal result is not unusual: about 1 in 20 women have test results that show some abnormality. It is important to remember that it is extremely rare for an abnormality. What your abnormal result means (available in seven languages) The colposcopy examination
Colposcopy is a simple examination that allows the doctor to see the type and area of the abnormality on your cervix. It also lets the doctor decide if you need treatment. The colposcopy examination (PDF 123Kb) An easy to guide to cervical screening
A picture leaflet for women with a learning disability to tell them about having cervical screening and where to get more information. An easy guide to cervical screening Cervical screening pocket guide
This booklet is a simple guide to cervical screening designed for anyone who works or takes an interest in the cervical screening programme. Cervical screening pocket guide Understanding cervical screening & Understanding Cancer of the Cervix
Booklets produced by Cancerbackup, edited by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. Copies are available from Cancerbackup, free of charge to cancer patients, relatives, friends or carers Programme promotion posters
High resolution PDF files of the screening programme posters produced by the NHSCSP. |
Cervical screening programme index What happens at a Diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposed women Who does what in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme |
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