Experiences with cervical screening

Overview

A Parliamentary Review Committee has been established to independently review the performance of the National Cervical Screening Programme and make recommendations to support its improvement.

One focus of this review is the recent shift to HPV testing as the primary method for cervical screening (this is the vaginal swab that people can choose to do themselves). The other type of test you can do is a cervical cell sample (known as a smear test).

If you have had any cervical screen in the last two years (either an HPV test or a smear test), we want to hear about your experience. This survey is an opportunity to share your thoughts, feelings, and feedback about the process – what worked well, what didn’t work well, and how it made you feel.

Your voice will help us understand how the National Cervical Screening Programme is working and where improvements could be made to better serve communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our findings will be published in a final report.

Your privacy

This survey is anonymous. We will ask questions about your personal health information, but all questions are optional. You can skip questions you aren’t comfortable with.

Responses to this survey will be seen by the secretariat of the Committee, within the Ministry of Health, and the Parliamentary Review Committee. Responses will not be used for anything except to inform the Committee’s review of the National Cervical Screening Programme.

You may choose to provide an email address if you want a copy of your response. If you do, your email will not be stored with your response and will not be seen by anyone analysing the survey.