Did you know that 80% of Australian women who develop cervical cancer are under screened or have never screened. The Department of Health has developed a new toolkit to assist healthcare providers to engage under-screened and never-screened women in cervical screening, and to support them should they choose to participate. …
Medicare does not fund routine HPV cervical screening tests in women under 25
Routine cervical screening is not recommended in the renewed program for women under 25 years. Some women under 25 will present with an expectation for routine screening, having had previous Pap tests. It is important that these women are aware that Medicare does not fund routine HPV cervical screening tests …
Queensland Pap Smear Register transition delayed
In February 2018, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer distributed a Public Health Alert encouraging GPs to continue to remind eligible women to have their Cervical Screening Test when they are next due. This alert was due to delays in the new National Cancer Screening Register becoming fully operational. These delays continue …
Preventing Cervical Cancer: take a look at the changes
Changes in the national screening program are underway, Gardasil 9 is coming and the National Cancer Register is up and running The end of 2017 saw the implementation of changes to the way we screen for cervical cancer risk in Australia: HPV testing every five years replaces Pap smears every …
Department of Health releases new National Cervical Screening Program information
Friday, 1 December 2017 marked the commencement of the renewed National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) supported by the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR). IMPORTANT INFORMATION – Screening women under 25 years of age Routine cervical screening is not recommended in the renewed program for women under 25 years. Some women under 25 …
Cervical screening not recommended for women under 25
According to the Department of Health, under the renewed program, cervical screening is not recommended for women under 25 years. However, pathology laboratories are reporting that a significant number of samples are being submitted from women under 25 years of age. Health providers are being advised that Medicare does not …