Portal makes National Cancer Screening Register updates easier

Updates have been made to the National Cancer Screening Register.

The updates include:

• A patient’s address can now be updated directly by their GP or practice nurse through the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) Healthcare Portal.
• National Bowel Cancer Screening Kits can now be ordered in bulk to your practice and distributed directly to patients during consultation through the Alternative access to kits model. Single kits are still able to be ordered directly to a patient’s home. All orders are made via the NCSR healthcare portal.

National Cancer Screening Register Healthcare Provider Portal

The NCSR has released a Healthcare Provider Portal which is able to integrate with clinical information systems to enable providers (GPs, nurses and other specialists) to access and submit bowel and cervical screening data electronically in a self-service fashion.

The portal eliminates the need for healthcare providers to contact the National Register via fax, paper and phone, while also making it easier for healthcare providers to submit information.

You can use the National Register in real-time to:

• order your patient a National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Test Kit (to their home)
• bulk order National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Kits directly to your practice
• check patient screening histories
• receive reminders for patients overdue for screening or follow-up
• check and update patient details
• manage patient program participation
• submit information about your patient, such as colonoscopy or colposcopy information
• nominate other people to assist your patient, including another doctor or a personal representative

The Healthcare Provider Portal tab will link you directly with:

• User Guide
• Quick Start Guide
• Step by step, walk-through videos for set-up, logging-in and registration, patient searches, ordering and reporting

Technical support is available to assist with accessing the portal and integrating your clinical software. Call 1800 627 701  (Call back options are available).