Last updated: 02 July 2008
read more... CPA recruiting Regional Medical Laboratory Assessors Department of Health chooses Cervarix Want to learn more about HPV? Cervarix provides at least 6.4 years of protection 2008 BSCC ASM deadline for cheap early booking Training centres update Revised BSCC terminology Modernising Scientific Careers NAC Meeting, 4th - 6th July 2008 Human Papilloma Vaccine and the National Immunisation ProgrammeNotes of the Council meeting held on Sunday 16th September 2007 at St David’s Hall, Cardiff.
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10 October 2005
"Dear Colleague
As I am sure you are aware, last week Merck presented data on its trial of Gardasil at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Following press speculation that this could end the need for routine cervical screening, I would like to reassure staff that this announcement will not impact on screening policy for some time, possibly decades.
We have been alert to the development of vaccines against strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is linked to many cases of cervical cancer, and are actively considering how this development might be included in the national screening programme in the future.
The vaccines in development are a preventative measure. Cervical screening currently remains the most effective way of preventing cervical cancer and the programme continues to strongly encourage all women aged between 25 and 64 to attend for regular cervical screening when invited. The programme also continues to strive to improve its high quality, world leading service through new research and developments in technology that could benefit both women and staff.
If you receive any media enquiries, feel free to contact our press office on 020 7282 2922.
Yours sincerely,
Julietta Patnick CBE
Director, NHS Cancer Screening Programmes"
In this current climate of great change within our discipline, a brief summary of some of the issues that are being discussed in National committees is offered, with some useful action points to note. Of course with change often comes controversy. Hopefully some members may be sufficiently moved by some of the outstanding issues to openly debate these on the new FORUM facility featured elsewhere on this site.
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Members interested in finding out about courses should go to the schools page of the BSCC website (www.clinicalcytology.co.uk) or to contact their locals schools directly. Please note that training for LBC counts towards the national requirement for trained staff going on update courses very three years.
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