Cervical skills training is only available to staff working in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Argyll Bute.
Core training (1 day training – training for new smear takers)
Please click on below dates for registration link
Core Training for New Smear Takers
- Programme
- One out of Four pre course e-learning recourse – scroll to bottom of the page to “Introductory Learning Resource”
- NES National Trauma Training Programme Online Resources
- NICE Cervical Screening September 2020
- Shared decision making E-learning for Health Care this is and NHS England platform, therefore please refer to Scottish and local guidelines where appropriate
- Health Scotland Cervical Screening
- Cervix – You may want to save this on your computer ‘favourites’
- How to guide COVID cervical screening
- BMJ Best Practice Cervical Cancer
- SCCRS Application Request Form for GP Practices
- Pathology Specimen Dispatch Note
- NHS National Services Division (scot.nhs.uk)
- Unsatisfactory Smear Leaflet
Presentations
- Scottish Cervical Call Recall presentation
- An Overview of Cervical Screening – Primary Screening Pathway, Cyto-surveillance Pathway, Conservative Management Pathway, Test of Cure
- Inequalities and Insights
Further information for professionals and patient
- Information videos for individuals who have a learning disability
- Abnormal Smears Leaflet
- CRUK – Health – professional for more information please contact ScotlandFacilitators@cancer.org.uk
- Link to Jo’s Trust webpage to order publications
- Useful links
e-Learning
- NHSGGC has elearning on Equality and Diversity which can be accessed through community learnpro. If anyone needs to register for this please contact ian.mackie@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
- NHSGGC: Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
- LearnPro Community – Login (learnprouk.com)
- Sexual Health eLearning – Home – e-Learning for Healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
Please note spaces are limited to 25 per course.
Course fee: £75
Venue: Tuesday 4 March 2025 – QEUH, Tuesday 16 September – Microsoft Teams
Update training (three yearly half day update for current smear takers)
Please click on below dates for registration link.
Cervical Skills Update Training – Tuesday 5 November 2024
Please click on the following links for training papers and pre course e-learning resource:
Pre Reading/information/e-learning
Presentations
- Scottish Cervical Call Recall Presentation
- Bringing you up to date presentation – Primary Screening Pathway, Cyto-surveillance pathway, Conservative management pathway, Test of Cure
- Addressing Inequalities in Cervical Screening
- Cervical Anatomy
Further information for professionals and patient
- Information videos for individuals who have a learning disability
- Pathology Specimen Dispatch Note
- Abnormal Smears Leaflet
- Unsatisfactory Smears Leaflet
- NICE Cervical Screening Guidelines 2020
- Public Health Scotland – Cervical Screening
- Cervix Poster
- SCRRS Application Request Form for GP Practices
- SCCRS Application Request Form for Community Clinics
- COVID-19 how to guide
- BMJ Best Practice
- SCCRS New User Form
- Link to Jo’s Trust webpage to order publications
- Useful Links
Smear takers will update knowledge and skills; increase awareness of current practice; and address unsatisfactory smears.
Please note spaces are limited to 30 per course.
Course fee: £30
Venue: Tuesday 18 March 2025 – Microsoft Teams, Tuesday 17 June 2025 – QEUH, Tuesday 2 September 2025 – Microsoft Teams, Tuesday 4 November 2025 – Microsoft Teams
All training sessions will include new and updated content to bring you up to date with the scheduled changes to screening.
If you have any queries, please contact Jade Curtis on 0141 201 4541 (64541) or email jade.curtis@ggc.scot.nhs.uk / PHSU.Admin@ggc.scot.nhs.uk