CervicalCheck (The National Cervical Screening Programme) CervicalCheck (National Cervical Screening Register)

CervicalCheck maintains a population register containing demographic data of eligible women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 65 for the purposes of screening. The screening interval for women aged between 25 to 29 years is three years and for women aged 30 to 65 years is five years. It also contains clinical data so that women who have had cervical screening tests can be contacted for follow up treatments and clinical referral recommendations. **Purpose:** The overall aim of CervicalCheck is to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer by detecting changes in the cells of the cervix before they become cancerous. The purpose of the database is to provide a population register containing demographic data to identify eligible women for the purposes of screening. The database also contains clinical data so that women who have had screening tests can be contacted for follow-up treatments and clinical referral recommendations. **Coverage:** National – principally women aged between 25 and 65 years, additionally some women aged less than 25 years and over 65 years where there is a clinical requirement. Women and people with a cervix can be added to the register via three pathways: 1. Notification from the Dept. of Social Protection, 2.