Monthly coverage data
Coverage is an important performance indicator for all those involved in the NCSP, at both regional and national levels.
The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) uses HPV testing as the primary screening test.
Visit the Te Whatu Ora website for current information about NCSP HPV Primary Screening:
https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-the-health-sector/ncsp-hpv-screening/...
The information below is provided only as archive reference material.
Background
An organised National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP ) was established in New Zealand in 1990, to reduce the number of women who develop and die from cervical cancer. The Programme recommends regular cervical screening at three yearly intervals for women aged between 20 and 69 years who have ever been sexually active. The Health Act 1956, as amended by Part 4A in 2004, underpins the NCSP's operations to ensure the co-ordination of a high quality screening programme for all women in New Zealand.
Ongoing systematic monitoring is a requirement of an organised screening programme. Such monitoring allows the performance of the Programme to be evaluated and corrective action to be taken as required. Monitoring is carried out through a set of indicators which cover all aspects of the screening pathway, including participation of women, their clinical outcomes, NCSP provider performance and the performance of the Programme overall.
Coverage data should be read in conjunction with the NCSP biannual monitoring reports to provide more information on NCSP monitoring and Programme performance across the screening pathway. The technical specifications for calculating NCSP indicators are also available for download.
NCSP Targets
Information about the NCSP targets can be found in the following documents:
Setting Outcome Targets for the National Cervical Screening Programme
National Cervical Screening Programme: Targets for 2006 and 2011
NCSP Monthly Coverage Data
Coverage is now being reported for women 25 - 69 years at the end of each reporting period. For more information on the recent changes to the statistical methods used to calculate coverage please read Cervical screening coverage: An update on calculation methods - March 2013
In this section
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the January 2017 - June 2017 period.
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the January 2016 - December 2016 period.
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the January 2015 - December 2015 period.
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the January 2014 - December 2014 period.
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the January 2013 - December 2013 period
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NCSP monthly coverage speadsheets for the January 2012 - December 2012 period.
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NCSP monthly coverage spreadsheets for the October 2011 - December 2011 period.
Page last updated: 23 November 2014