Cervical Cancer: Screening
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to roll-out self-sampling cervical cancer tests.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
A recently published YouScreen study provides evidence on offering a self-sampling test to non-attenders in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) plans to review this evidence and make a recommendation by the end of the year.
In addition, an in-service evaluation is being commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research to determine whether self-sampling could be offered as an option to everyone eligible for cervical screening. The findings from this evaluation will be used to inform any recommendations made by the UK NSC.
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