Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is in mid-January. More than 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 890 women lose their lives to the disease every year. Around 5 million UK women are invited to cervical screening each year, yet one in four do not attend. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the experience, adding further complications. RCNi has a wide range of resources available to help nurses understand the barriers to cervical screening uptake.
Barriers to cervical screening uptake among women from minority ethnic backgrounds
Findings highlight need for culturally sensitive education and services for diverse populations
Work well underway on specific health plan goals for cancer care
HPV vaccinations, lung cancer screening and speeding up clinical trial recruitment are goals
Barriers to HPV testing and cervical screening in trans men and non-binary people
A review finds that self-sampling can help address barriers to HPV testing and increase uptake
Improving cervical screening uptake in under-served patient populations
A quality improvement project promoting trust and engagement resulted in improved screening rates
Sucralfate enemas
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Self-administered sucralfate enemas to ease rectal bleeding caused by radiation proctitis
A prospective service evaluation found enemas were effective when backed by nurse-led education
Reducing health inequalities in cervical screening: a general practice project
Inequalities related to uptake of screening are addressed via interventions including staff training
RCN Nurse of the Year 2023: ‘We empower patients with choice’
Julie Roye’s determination to break down health inequalities has had an impressive impact
Increasing cervical screening uptake among people with learning disabilities
A pilot project used an assessment tool showing that people can be supported to make a decision
Increasing cervical screening uptake among people with learning disabilities
A pilot project used an assessment tool showing that people can be supported to make a decision
Access to cervical screening for women with lower limb mobility impairments
Nurses must review their environment and resources to ensure they can offer equity of care
Encouraging cervical screening using Beattie’s model of health promotion
How nurses can boost the uptake of screening by working collaboratively with women