GUIDANCE/GUIDELINES

Clinical practice guidelines for the assessment of young women aged 20-24 with abnormal vaginal bleeding (3rd March 2010)

Following a review of the cervical screening age by the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening (ACCS) in May 2009 (at which members unanimously agreed that the screening start age should remain at age 25), the committee has produced new guidance for primary care on the management of young women who present with gynaecological symptoms.

The guidance was produced by a multi-disciplinary group, including professionals, patients and the voluntary sector.

Guidance

SCREENING

Screening programmes across Cheshire and Merseyside primary care trusts (26th November 2009)
This is a report of the review of screening programmes across primary care trusts in Cheshire and Merseyside which was commissioned by the Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Network (ChaMPs).
Report

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Together we can end violence against women and girls: a strategy (25th November 2009)
This cross-government strategy sets out a range of actions for the police, councils, the NHS and other government departments across three key areas: prevention, provision and protection.
Strategy

It only takes a minute girl - women's perceptions of cervical screening in Blackpool (26th November 2009)
This report is the first part of a larger project to increase coverage of cervical cancer screening in Blackpool. Approximately 32% of eligible women between the ages of 25-34 years, living in Blackpool have never attended for cervical smear test. The project aimed to find out what young women aged 25-34 years in Blackpool value and want. Some of the recommendations arising from the focus groups are:

• Display messages through a wide range of media
• Create a website to provide more information
• Set up "Facebook" group
• Open up well woman clinics/sexual health services as drop-in for smears
• Consider the possibility of making the walk-in centre more flexible
• Attempt to overcome perceptions of poor treatment by reviewing the whole service experience
• Reflect on how best to create a positive service experience

Summary

SCREENING

Mapping out the consequences of screening blood donations for PrPSc (17th February 2009)

This report sets out the implications of testing blood donations for abnormal prion protein, which indicate infection with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD).
Report

SCREENING

09:22Impact assessment of a national screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms (7th July 2008)