Who can provide self-collected cervical screening in General Practice?

Self-collection must be ordered and overseen by a healthcare provider who can also ensure timely clinician collected testing if required as part of follow-up assessment.

Further to this, and in consultation with the National Cervical Screening Program:

“Anyone who is trained to provide a clinician collected Cervical Screening Test can offer self-collection. This means doctors plus any nurses who have been trained to do so for example Women’s Health Nurses and any Practice Nurses who’ve done the Family Planning NSW training (eg Well Womens Screening Course)”

The National Cervical Screening Program have updated the suite of Resources for Healthcare Providers, available here: Resources for healthcare providers – National Cervical Screening Program | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Please refer to HealthPathways for further information, clinical guidelines and referral pathways:

Cervical Screening - Community HealthPathways Hunter New England

Cervical Screening - Community HealthPathways Central Coast

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