GP Letter templates
These letters are for use by GP practices, when sending out results to women who have had a cervical screening test. Please note that the screening logo should be removed if the wording of the letter is altered.
| Letter | HPV result | Cytology result | Pathway | Management |
| 1 | Negative | – | pHPV | Routine Recall |
| 2 | Positive | Negative | All | Recall in 12 Months |
| 3 | Positive | Mod/Severe/borderline/Mild | All | Referred to Colposcopy |
| 4 | Unsuitable | – | All | Repeat in 3 Months |
| 5 | Positive (3rd consecutive) | Negative | pHPV | Referred to colposcopy |
General resources for the NI Cervical Screening Programme
Cervical Screening Information for Primary Care – December 2024
Template Practice Protocol for Cervical Screening (In process of being updated)
Audit tool for Cervical Screening Sample Takers
- Audit of cervical samples taken in General Practice
- Northern Ireland Training and Audit Requirements for Cervical Sample Takers – document not available as under review
- A Guide to Understanding Sample Taking Performance Data
Cervical Cancer Audit
- Framework for the Audit of Invasive Cervical Cancers and Disclosure of Findings
- Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme Protocol for the Audit of Invasive Cervical Cancers
- AIC Disclosure Record sheet
- Reviewing your Cervical Screening History leaflet
- Reviewing your screening history FAQs
Leaflets (link to leaflets hosted on PHA website)
- Cervical Screening: what you should know
- Cervical Screening: the colposcopy examination
- Reviewing your Cervical Screening History
Useful resources to make screening more accessible:
- The charity Beyond Words has published a wordless picture story ‘An Easy Guide to Cervical Screening’. Click here to view a copy.
Signposting service users to other resources:
PHA Cervical Screening Programme
NI Direct – Human papillomavirus (HPV)