Applications

1276 – National Cervical Screening Program renewal

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type Referral
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Supported

Application details

Reason for application

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Service or technology in this application

The aim of the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) renewal is to ensure that all Australian women, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinated and unvaccinated, have access to a cervical screening program that is acceptable, effective, efficient and based on current evidence.

This application will explore the evidence for alternative primary screening tools, and cervical screening pathways which may include triage testing options. The cervical screening age range and interval appropriate for these technologies will also be reviewed.

Medical condition this application addresses

The NCSP is a secondary prevention strategy which aims to detect pre-cancerous lesions before progression to cervical cancer.

Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 12–13 April 2012
  • ESC meeting:
    • 10 October 2013
    • 13 February 2014
  • MSAC meeting: 
    • 28–29 November 2013
    • 3–4 April 2014