Cervical Screening Quality Assurance

Introduction

The West Midlands Cervical Screening Quality Assurance (QA) Reference Centre is located within the West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit (WMCIU) together with the Breast Screening QA Reference Centre, Cancer Registration & Data Quality, Research & Information and Health GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

The purpose of the Cervical Screening QA Reference Centre is to ensure that quality systems are in place to facilitate co-ordination of professional activity within cervical screening and to ensure that national standards set by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme are met in order to provide an effective locally delivered screening service.

West Midlands Cervical Screening Quality Assurance Reference Centre
Public Health Building
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Email: cervixqarc@wmciu.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0121 414 7713

News

West Midlands Cervical Screening Coverage Campaign

Primary Care Trusts across the West Midlands recently launched a three year regional cervical screening promotional campaign with the slogan "Whats pants, but can save your life?"

Each PCT planned local initiatives according to their local requirements to run from April 2008. Region wide bus and bus shelter adverts ran throughout April 2008 and a four week train advertising campaign is planned for September 2008.
Click here to view further details of the campaign.
A website is also available and advertised for women to access further information about cervical screening and about additional local health clinics in the West Midlands which offer cervical screening. To access this website go to www.pants.nhs.uk

The overall effectiveness of the combined approach across the region will be monitored and evaluated by the West Midlands Cervical Screening QA Reference Centre.

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