Tips for supporting your patients through their gynae health appointments and cervical screening:
Tips for supporting patients with extra barriers
We’ve put together some tips for healthcare professionals to help you support your patients who have barriers that might make gynae health appointments particularly difficult.
Supporting patients through cervical screening
This information is to help primary care professionals support their patients through cervical screening.
Tips for screening survivors of sexual violence
This guide, created with The Survivors Trust, outlines some simple actions healthcare professionals can take to make cervical screening appointments easier for patients and service-users who are survivors of rape or sexual abuse.
Tips for screening trans and non-binary patients
We know that as a healthcare professional you want to do best by your patients, so we have created tips for screening transgender, non-binary and intersex patients.
Training modules with the RCGP:
Information and tips on speaking to your patients about cervical cancer prevention:
Talking to your patients about HPV
As a healthcare professional you may often be asked questions about HPV – following a positive result, during discussions about screening, or when patients have general concerns.
Talking to your patients about colposcopy
Being referred for colposcopy can be scary for patients. Your role in explaining what happens at colposcopy is crucial in offering support and encouraging attendance. We’ve put together some tips to help you talk to patients about colposcopy.
