CervicalCheck is the national cervical screening programme.
Our long-term plan is to make cervical cancer a rare condition in Ireland.
Our screening programme is population-based. This is where we offer a screening test to people in a target group.
In cervical screening, the target group is women and people with a cervix who have been sexually active and are age 25 to 65. These are the people that will benefit the most from screening. Cervical screening is a test to see if you are currently at risk of developing cancer.
Who should have cervical screening
Free cervical screening test
We offer free cervical screening tests to all women and people with a cervix age 25 to 65 who live in Ireland.
We will send you a letter to remind you when your next screening test is due.
Book your screen appointment with a GP or clinic registered with CervicalCheck when it is due.
Labs we use
Your sample usually goes to 1 of 2 quality-assured lab providers we work with. It is tested to see if you have a HPV infection.
Our lab providers are:
- Quest Diagnostics Inc. in the US
- the National Cervical Screening Laboratory
We use a lab provider in the US because there are not enough quality-assured labs available in Ireland to meet our needs.
We hold regular meetings with the laboratories to ensure they are operating to the required standard.
If HPV is found, 2 experts will examine your sample for abnormal cell changes. This will help to decide what type of follow-up care you may need.
Women's Charter
CervicalCheck is committed to providing you with a safe and reliable screening service.
Our Women's Charter tells you about how we deliver our service and our commitments to you.
CervicalCheck Woman's Charter
Our charter tells you what you can expect when you use our screening and colposcopy services. It shows you how you can help us make our services work better for you and for others. We worked with women who use our screening services, our staff and our partners to develop this charter.
Taking part
We offer free screening every 3 or 5 years to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 65.
You can book your test at any clinic or GP practice registered with us for cervical screening.
We work to make our services easy to access. Let us know if we meet your needs and if not, how we can make it better for you.
We know that some people find it difficult to come for cervical screening. You can talk to your doctor or nurse about this or call us on 1800 45 45 55.
We’ll let you know if you need a free, follow-up hospital appointment at a colposcopy clinic.
We ask sample takers and colposcopists to make sure you have privacy during your appointment. You can have a support person with you.
Communication and information
We will send you a letter in the post when you are due your next screening test. You can also check online to find out when your next test is due. You don’t need a letter to book a test.
We will send you information when we invite you for screening, and when we send your results, to help you make an informed choice.
We will send you and your doctor your test results and information about any next steps within 4 weeks of your screening appointment.
We will invite you to colposcopy within 8 weeks of you receiving your test results, if you need further tests.
Please let us know if you change your address. You can use our website to update your name and address, register for cervical screening or check when your test is due. You can also call us on 1800 45 45 55.
Responsibility
We are part of the HSE’s National Screening Service and provide regular reports on how we are doing.
We will let you know if we find we have made a mistake, and we will do everything we can to prevent it from happening again to you or anyone else.
We welcome your feedback. If you want to tell us about your experience with cervical screening, you can call us on Freephone 1800 45 45 55 or email us on info@cervicalcheck.ie.
We will keep your feedback and consider it when making improvements to our programme.
Respect and privacy
We will listen to you, respect you and treat you with kindness.
We support, educate and train our staff to treat everyone fairly, and to respect everyone’s background and cultural identity.
We will keep your personal information (name, address, date of birth, PPSN) safe and secure on our database.
Improving health
We use the best available screening test. It screens for the HPV virus.
We will give you information about the symptoms of cervical cancer. A small number of women who have regular cervical screening will develop cervical cancer, even after a normal screening result.
You can ask us to review your screening history if you are diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Safe and effective services
We have guidelines and standards for each part of the screening process that we track to ensure we are providing an excellent service.
We make improvements to our programme to ensure we continue to save lives and improve people’s health.
We update our websites regularly with information for you about our service.
CervicalCheck Cairt na mBan
Insítear dúinn sa chairt duit cad is féidir leat a bheith ag súil leis nuair a úsáideann tú ár seirbhísí scagthástála agus colpascópachta. Taispeántar inti duit conas is féidir leat cuidiú linn ár gcuid seirbhísí a oibriú ar bhealach níos fearr duitse agus do dhaoine eile. D’oibríomar le mná a úsáideann ár seirbhísí scagthástála, lenár bhfoireann agus lenár gcomhpháirtithe chun an chairt sin a fhorbairt.
Páirt a ghlacadh
Cuirimid scagthástáil saor in aisce ar fáil gach 3 nó 5 bliana do mhná agus do dhaoine idir 25 agus 65 bliain d’aois ag a bhfuil ceirbheacs.
Is féidir leat do thástáil a chur in áirithe ag aon chlinic nó ag aon chleachtas dochtúra ghinearálta atá cláraithe linn le haghaidh scagthástáil ceirbheacs.
Oibrímid chun go mbeidh rochtain éasca ar ár seirbhísí. Inis dúinn má fhreastalaímid ar do chuid riachtanas agus mura bhfreastalaímid, conas is féidir linn cúrsaí a dhéanamh níos fearr duit.
Tá a fhios againn go mbíonn deacrachtaí ag daoine áirithe freastal ar scagthástáil ceirbheacs. Is féidir leat labhairt le do dhochtúir nó altra faoi sin nó glao a chur orainn ar 1800 45 45 55.
Inseoimid duit má theastaíonn coinne ospidéil saor in aisce uait ag clinic cholpascópachta.
Iarraimid ar thógálaithe samplacha agus ar speisialtóirí colpascópachta a chinntiú go mbeidh do chuid príobháideachta agat le linn do choinne. Is féidir leat duine tacaíochta a bheith in éineacht leat.
Cumarsáid agus eolas
Cuirfimid litir chugat sa phost nuair a bheidh do chéad scagthástáil eile le bheith agat. Is féidir leat a sheiceáil ar líne freisin cathain a bheidh do chéad scagthástáil eile ann. Níl litir uait chun scagthástáil a chur in áirithe.
Seolfaimid eolas chugat nuair a thabharfaimid cuireadh duit le haghaidh scagthástála, agus nuair a sheolfaimid do chuid torthaí, chun cuidiú leat rogha eolasach a dhéanamh.
Seolfaimid torthaí do scagthástála agus faisnéis faoi aon chéimeanna eile chugat féin agus chuig do dhochtúir laistigh de 4 seachtaine ó do choinne scagthástála.
Tabharfaimid cuireadh duit dul faoi cholpascópacht laistigh de 8 seachtaine ó thorthaí do scagthástala a fháil, má bhíonn tuilleadh tástálacha ag teastáil uait.
Cuir scéala chugainn má athraíonn tú do sheoladh. Is féidir leat ár suíomh gréasáin a úsáid chun d’ainm agus do sheoladh a nuashonrú, clárú le haghaidh scagthástáil ceirbheacs nó a sheiceáil cathain a bheidh do scagthástáil ann. Is féidir leat glao a chur orainn freisin ar 1800 45 45 55.
Freagracht
Is cuid muid de Sheirbhís Náisiúnta Scagthástála FSS agus soláthraímid tuairiscí rialta ar conas atá ag éirí linn.
Cuirfimid scéala chugat má fhaighimid go bhfuil botún déanta againn, agus déanfaimid gach rud is féidir linn ionas nach dtarlóidh sé arís duit féin nó d’aon duine eile.
Cuirimid fáilte roimh d’aiseolas. Más mian leat a insint dúinn faoi d’eispéireas le scagthástáil ceirbheacs, is féidir leat glao a chur orainn ar Shaorghlao 1800 45 45 55 nó ríomhphost a sheoladh chugainn ar hse.ie/cervicalcheck
Coinneoimid do chuid aiseolais agus cuirfimid san áireamh é agus feabhsúcháin á ndéanamh again ar ár gclár.
Meas agus príobháideacht
Éistfimid leat, beidh meas againn ort agus caithfimid leat le cineáltas.
Tugaimid tacaíocht, oideachas agus oiliúint dár bhfoireann chun caitheamh go cothrom le gach duine, agus chun meas a léiriú ar chúlra agus ar fhéiniúlacht chultúrtha gach duine.
Coinneoimid do chuid faisnéise pearsanta (ainm, seoladh, data breithe, UPSP) slán sábháilte ar ár mbunachar sonraí.
Sláinte a fheabhsú
Bainimid úsáid as an scagthástáil is fearr atá ar fáil. Scrúdaíonn sé an bhfuil an víreas HPV ann.
Tabharfaimid eolas duit faoi na siomptóim a bhaineann le hailse ceirbheacs. Tiocfaidh ailse ceirbheacs ar líon beag ban ar a ndéanfar tástálacha scagthástála ceirbheacs go rialta. Iarraimid ort teagmháil a dhéanamh le do dhochtúir ginearálta láithreach má bhíonn siomptóim ort, fiú má bhí tástáil scagthástála normálta agat.
Is féidir leat a iarraidh orainn do stair a athbhreithniú má dhiagnóisítear go bhfuil ailse ceirbheacs ort.
Seirbhísí sábháilte agus eifeachtacha
Tá treoirlínte agus caighdeáin againn do gach cuid den phróiseas scagthástála a rianaímid lena chinntiú go bhfuil seirbhís den scoth á cur ar fáil againn.
Leanaimid le feabhas a dhéanamh lena chinntiú go leanfaimid le beatha daoine a shábháil agus feabhas a chur ar shláinte daoine.
Déanaimid ár suíomhanna gréasáin a nuashonrú go rialta le heolas duit faoinár seirbhís.