HSE CervicalCheck News
This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (19 to 25 January) we are reminding everyone that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, and that the actions we take today can stop it developing in the future. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). By preventing HPV, finding it, […]
On 1 February 2026 new nationally agreed contracts for the provision of cervical screening in a primary care setting will be implemented. We invite existing contract holders to accept the new contract, which will run for a period of three years from 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2028. Current contracts will continue on an […]
Please ask women attending for cervical screening to check all their details on the screening form before signing it. This is important because the information provided on the form is entered manually into our laboratory system when the sample arrives. This information is then sent electronically to our cervical screening register. If all details match […]
When completing CervicalCheck colposcopy clinic referrals it is important to refer to only one clinic. If you have referred a patient to more than one CervicalCheck colposcopy clinic, please contact the second clinic to cancel the referral. Referring a woman to multiple clinics creates a risk, as in one recent case where a woman attended […]
Please make sure to enter the correct MCRN numbers in the right sections of the Cervical Screening Form. We use this information to process test payments, and errors can cause delays. The MCRN of your practice’s CervicalCheck contract holder must be entered in Section C of the form, as this number is used to process […]
A review process is available for women who develop cervical cancer after screening, called a personal cervical screening review. Reviews are available on request for all women who have had a cervical cancer diagnosis and a CervicalCheck screening test in the 10 years before their diagnosis. Click here to register for a webinar on this […]
We are planning a feasibility study in general practice in Ireland in 2026 to determine how we might offer HPV self-sampling as an additional screening option for people in the screening age range. This study will assess how HPV self-sampling could be integrated into our cervical screening programme. It will evaluate such issues as workforce, […]
“A method of estimating cervical cancers prevented by the introduction of national screening in Ireland.“ This paper sets out a model for estimating cervical cancers prevented by the introduction of a national cervical screening programme in Ireland, with the modelling suggesting that CervicalCheck has prevented an estimated 5557 cervical cancers since its inception in […]