Chamber and committees

Question reference: S3W-39663

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 15 February 2011
Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2011

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a pilot exercise is taking place, or is planned, for (a) image assisted screening or (b) testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) in screening for cervical cancer and, if so, over what timescale.

Answer

(a) The Scottish Government commissioned a feasibility study of image assisted screening which took place between March 2009 and September 2010.

The Feasibility Study Report can be found on the Scottish Government website at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/health/screening/cervicalscreening/LabReviewGroup/CervicalCytologyReports.

(b) The HPV Test of Cure early implementation study commenced on 1 February 2011 and will take 12 months to complete.

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