In Christchurch’s eastern suburbs, nearly 200 women are overdue for both a mammogram and a cervical smear. ScreenSouth Ltd is tackling this with local Mana Wahine clinics which offer breast
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Smear-tember at Papanui Medical Centre
Papanui Medical Centre kicked off Cervical Screening Awareness Month with a clinic on Saturday 3 September that saw approximately 36 women receive a cervical smear. Three nurses performed screening in
Posted on Read MorePegasus Health Cervical Screening Funding Criteria Change
Population Health Specialist, Anna Thorpe, shares this review of Pegasus Health’s efforts to improve cervical screening rates among Canterbury women. A lot has been happening in the cervical screening space
Posted on Read MorePartnership aims to improve cervical screening
Pegasus Health and ScreenSouth recently cemented their commitment to supporting general practice with their cervical screening work. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Keiran Horne, the ScreenSouth Board Chairperson,
Posted on Read MoreYoung person’s pragmatic approach to getting the HPV vaccine
Twelve-year-old Carys Western received her HPV vaccination at her local GP last year. “I knew it was important to get jabbed. I didn’t object to getting it at all. The
Posted on Read MoreHPV vaccination rates dropping
Anna Thorpe, Mātanga Hauora Taupori / Population Health Specialist at Pegasus Health, is passionate about the eradication of the human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of more than 95% of cervical
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