• To recognise the need to increase uptake of cervical screening
• To understand some of the barriers to cervical screening attendance
• To read about a quality improvement project that aimed to increase cervical screening uptake in under-served patient populations
Cervical cancer is a major public health issue, affecting millions of women globally, regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic background. Despite this, cervical cancer screening rates are often low and there are still many barriers preventing individuals from accessing screening services. This article discusses a quality improvement project which encouraged primary healthcare providers at a GP practice to improve cervical screening uptake among women from under-served communities in Bedford, England. This initiative involved a range of measures, such as outreach programmes and culturally sensitive education aimed at addressing barriers to screening uptake. The author also details how the project used a plan-do-study-act approach to enhance the screening process.
Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2024.e1842
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone declared
Roye J (2024) Improving cervical screening uptake in under-served patient populations. Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2024.e1842
Published online: 30 October 2024
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