Background: The colposcopy service is a key component in the UK Cervical Screening Programme. Over 120,000 women are referred to the service annually, however up to 25% of women fail to attend ...

This second sample is used to determine whether the patient needs immediate colposcopy, re-testing in 12 months, or whether the patient is already clear of the virus. Given that one in five women ...

Figures obtained by Labour show the longest wait for a colposcopy by a patient with NHS Tayside was a staggering 266 days.

Average waits for the procedure varied from 24 days in NHS Lothian last year to 91 days in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

The study also modeled what would happen if all women whose screening identified abnormalities received care in line with recommendations for colposcopy or an outpatient excisional surgical ...

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South Scotland MSP Carol Mochan said the figures posed a significant risk to women's health. South Scotland MSP, Carol Mochan. (Image: Newsquest) The Scottish Labour spokesperson for public health and ...

AN MSP claims women in Ayrshire are being failed thanks to months-long waits for cervical cancer checks. It comes after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Scottish Labour Party found the ...

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