South Western Sydney PHN works with and supports GPs to ensure their patients with a cervix are screened for cervical cancer. We provide:
- assistance identifying patients who are due or overdue for screening
- support to implement recall and reminder systems for due and/or overdue women
- practice visits to assist with education and/or set-up item numbers, cervical screening PIP information and recording cervical screening tests in medical software
- providing patient information resources
- increasing the number of trained practice nurses to conduct cervical screening
Cervical screening resources for health practices or clinics
Clinical resources on cervical screening for healthcare providers
Clinical guidelines resources
Own It stakeholder communication resources
The Own It campaign draws on the expertise of the four organisations (Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC), the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), ACON and the Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative) to focus on these under screened communities, and the healthcare providers who serve them, to raise awareness of the self-collect option to get more people screening. The campaign tells the real-life stories and experiences of 16 women and people with a cervix from First Nations, multicultural and LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disability, to encourage others to screen.
