Berkshire & Pathology Services

A joint venture between Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

20th August 2019 Cytology Department St Peter’s Hospital Guildford Road, Chertsey Surrey, KT16 0PZ To all BSPS GP Practices

Dear Colleague,

Re: Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services rollout of High Risk HPV (HRHPV) primary screening of cervical samples.

NHS has now given us permission to convert the remainder of the BSPS catchment area to HRHPV primary screening on the 9th September 2019. From your perspective the procedure for collecting the specimen is exactly the same, however how we process it will change, and patient management is also different.

To begin the conversion process we have arranged with Primary Care Support England (PCSE) for patient recall letters to be amended, however there will inevitably be some women attending a little late who will still be expecting the older style test, and others booking quickly who may be disappointed that they will not get the new test.

To help you with these communications issues, and brief you on the patient pathway for the new system, Health Education England (HEE) have an e learning course set up at https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/559150 . This course is basically an update so it must be completed by all qualified sample takers before the 9th September, and you must inform your local sample taker database manager that you have been trained.

To further assist you I have attached a copy of the PowerPoint presentation provided by Public Health England that includes links to the new patient screening protocol and management algorithm, plus professional guidance and information for patients.

If you have any other questions about these plans please contact the lead or deputy lead biomedical scientist on 01932 723542.

Yours Sincerely

Dr Behdad Shambayati Consultant Clinical Scientist Speciality Lead for Cytology

Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Road, Frimley, , Surrey GU16 7UJ Telephone: 01276 604604 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX Telephone: 01483 571122 Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0PZ Telephone: 01932 872000