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Under the National Cervical Screening Program, all participants can choose to screen using either a self-collected vaginal sample or a healthcare provider-collected sample from the cervix.
Recent evidence shows a Cervical Screening Test using a self-collected vaginal sample is as accurate in detecting HPV as a healthcare provider-collected sample taken from the cervix during a speculum examination. A summary of the evidence of self-collection sensitivity can be found in the National Cervical Screening Program Clinical Guidelines.
Healthcare providers are best placed to talk with their patients about cervical screening to determine the best option of testing for their patients.
It is the responsibility of the requesting healthcare provider to facilitate patient access to, and return of, self-collection swabs, requesting tests from laboratories (including identifying the sample as self-collected on the pathology request form) and communicating results and any follow-up requirements to patients.
Resources relating to the Cervical Screening Test self-collect option, including a healthcare provider toolkit, are available here. See the supporter’s toolkit and fact sheet, or for a cervical screening communications toolkit please click here.
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