Overview

This course is likely to take 30 minutes to complete. 

It contains the following elements. 

• It is designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of cervical screening and how this information should be applied in their daily working lives in primary care.
• It is an introduction to the cervical screening programme. 
• The course contains a case study and multiple-choice questions.

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• The purpose of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.​
• The role of primary care.​
• How the programme works.​
• Who should be called for screening.​
• How a cytology sample is taken.​
• About cytology results and how they are managed.​
• What colposcopy involves.​
• About the follow up required for women treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.​
• About the impact of the HPV vaccine.

Topics covered