Cervical Screening Programme
Department of Health
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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The receptionist may be trained to prompt the client to have a
cervical smear. A fact
sheet has been prepared by the Department of Health to equip
receptionists/nurses at the clinics. The staff may give the clients
some pamphlets on cervical
cancer screening together with a women
health checklist. The client may then give the checklist to
the doctor during consultation and discuss about cervical smear. How to register with the Cervical
Screening Information System?
i)
Outside clinic premises
Posters on cervical cancer
screening could be displayed outside the clinic. Interested passers-by
may then walk in or phone to enquire, and make appointment for cervical
cancer screening.
ii)
Reception
iii)
Waiting room
Posters may be displayed in
a conspicuous location in the waiting room. Adequate supply of pamphlets
could be placed in the waiting room to provide education materials
for the public and facilitate spreading of information.
iv)
Consultation
Clinicians should take the opportunity to offer or remind women
of cervical cancer screening even when they present with other clinical
symptoms. There is evidence that brief advice from doctors is effective
in increasing uptake of cervical cancer screening. The case notes
of clients who refuse or request time to consider may be tagged so
as to facilitate the receptionist or doctor to follow up with their
decision later. Explore the reasons of refusal such as fear of pain,
embarrassment and lack of knowledge of the need and benefit of screening
and past unpleasant experience. Respond accordingly.
v)
Other means of correspondence
Information could be passed to your patients, while abiding by the
Code of Practice issued by the Hong Kong Medical Council.
vi)
Other settings
Women may also be prompted to have cervical cancer screening while
they are in the waiting hall of emergency departments or during hospitalization.
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