Cervical Screening (smear)
These appointments are carried out by one of our specially trained practice nurses and last for around 20 minutes. The ideal time to have a smear test is midway between periods. We understand you might have worries or concerns about cervical screening, the process or the results and all of the GP’s and nurses would be happy to discuss this with you further or see the links below for more information.
Cervical Screening information leaflet
https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information/cervical-screening
For more information of what to expect during your appointment please watch the short video below.
New British Sign Language (BSL) signed content on GOV.UK NHS Breast and NHS Cervical Screening Programmes
On behalf of Alison Cowie, Head of Cervical Screening Operations and Emma O’Sullivan, Pathway Implementation Lead – Breast Screening.
To help increase the accessibility of our screening programme information, new British Sign Language (BSL) videos have been developed and are now available on GOV.UK for both the NHS Breast Screening Programme and NHS Cervical Screening Programme. Based on the ‘Your guide to’ screening programme leaflets, these videos cover information on how the individual screening programmes work, who we offer screening to and why, what to expect at your appointment and with your results. They are available at:
- NHS Breast Screening Programme – British Sign Language (BSL) signed content: Taking part in NHS breast screening – GOV.UK
- NHS Cervical Screening Programme – British Sign Language (BSL) signed content: Taking part in NHS cervical screening – GOV.UK
The videos complement existing accessible information for both screening programmes, including easy read guide BSP and easy read guide CSP and translations of the ‘Your guide to’ leaflets in 30 languages.
