Cervical screening

Cervical screening investigations are requested from the patient record like other pathology investigation requests.

However, cervical screening results must be manually added to the Cervical screening section of the patient record, rather than being allocated from the Investigation reports screen and actioned from the provider Inbox. Cervical screening requests are still listed in the Investigation requests screen.

Staff who are not doctors, such as nurses, can also add results and reminders outside of the patient record from the Clinical > Cervical Screening screen.

Request a cervical screening investigation

Guidelines for completing a pathology request under the new National Cervical Screening Program can be found on their website for Healthcare providers.

1. From the patient record, select Request > Pathology. The Pathology request screen will appear.
2. Select one of the cervical screening tests from the Test name list:
   • Cervical Screening test
   • Co-test (HPV&LBV)
   • LBC only
   • HPV test

   NOTE  Other cervical screening tests may be added through regular data updates.

Or select from Favourite tests if you have added a test to your favourites. The fields in the Cervical cytology section in the bottom right will be enabled.



3. Select any Cervical screening additional clinical information fields that apply to the patient.

IMPORTANT   If you are requesting pathology outside of a patient’s regular cervical screening schedule (for example, as part of treatment followup), you must supply additional clinical information to indicate this, or the patient may have bear the cost of the test.

4. Complete the rest of the screen as for any pathology request.
5. Click Print to print the request for the patient.

Add a cervical screening result to the patient record

1. From the patient record, select the Cervical screening section from the left hand tree.
2. Click Add. The Cervical screening result screen appears. You can record results for both the older pap smear test and cervical screening tests from this screen.



3. Leave Cervical Screening Test selected.

IMPORTANT   The Pap smear option is for legacy purposes and should never need to be selected after you upgrade.

4. Select the options that apply to the test result:
   • HPV CR
   • LBC Result
   • Endocervical cells present
   • Risk category.
5. Select the provider who requested the test from the Performed by field, or select ‘Not performed here' if the test was conducted elsewhere.
6. Free-type any Other information.
7. Click Add reminder to add a followup appointment reminder for the patient.
8. Click Save to save the results to the Cervical screening page.

Add a cervical screen reminder to patient

The ‘Cervical screening’ reminder reason can be assigned to female patients who take part in regular cervical screening.

1. From the patient record, click Reminders in the top right. The Reminders screen will appear.
2. Click New. The Reminder screen will appear.
3. Select 'Cervical screening' from the Reminder reason list. The date fields on the right hand side will be populated with the default values for the pap smear reminder.
4. Tick Automatically update this reminder when sent to patient.
5. Click Save. The reminder will be added to the patient record.

See Add a Clinical Reminder for a Patient for more information.

Opt a patient out of cervical screening

Cervical screening notifications appear in the preventive health Notifications list for a patient, and are enabled from the Cervical screening section of the patient record.

A patient may choose to opt out of cervical screening at your practice. For example, the patient may have reached the established exit age for the cervical screening program, have their cervical screening conducted elsewhere by a specialist, or opt out for personal reasons.

Manage cervical smear results outside of the patient record

1. From the main screen, select Clinical > Cervical Screening. The Select patient screen will appear.
2. Search for and select a patient and click Select. The Cervical screening screen will appear.



3. Click Add to add test results. See Add a cervical screening result to the patient record for more information.
4. Click Patient to search for another patient.

Last updated: 03 June 2024.