Getting Screened - information for wāhine and whānau
It's completely up to you who takes your cervical screen and most people now have the option of a quick and easy self-test.
You can request a female screen taker from most services. Whoever you choose, all screen takers are specially trained to make sure the test is comfortable and meets your rights as a patient.
You can choose to go to your regular doctor or you can choose to go to:
- Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
- Screening Support Services in Auckland:
- Well Women and Family - Phone (09) 846 7886
- Counties Manukau Health Support to Screening - Phone 0800 729729 - option 3
The National Screening Unit (NSU) can also help you find someone to take your cervical screen. Call the NSU on freephone 0800 729 729.
Cervical Screening Coordinators
Cervical Screening Coordinators provide support and information for:
- consumers
- cervical screening workforce
- Primary Health Organisations
- General Practices
- independent service providers (Counties Manukau Health and Well Women and Family Trust)
- other cervical screening stakeholders (e.g. colposcopy services and laboratory services)
- National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP).
Cervical Screening Coordinators:
- coordinate cervical screening services in metro Auckland
- provide free cervical screening updates
- support the cervical screening workforce
- provide advice and answers to questions about cervical screening
- support Primary Health Organisations and General Practices with data provided by the National Screening Unit
- support primary care with quality improvement activities
- support access to and completion of cervical screening training
- coordinate regular meetings with the Metro Auckland Cervical Screening Operations Group (MACSOP).
Auckland Regional Cervical Screening Register
The Metro Auckland Cervical Screening Register can be reached at 0800 729 729 or (09) 630 9822 or by emailing
Regional Register Services can help with:
- updating your details
- cervical screening queries
- information on alternative cervical screening options in the area
- a request for your cervical screening history.
Contact your health provider if you have any queries about your test results.
For health services, Regional Register Services can help with:
- updating participant details
- providing cervical screening histories
- setting up new health professionals or health facilities on the NCSP Register
- providing assistance with NCSP Register data
- providing training and ongoing support to NCSP Register users.
Cervical Screening Training Providers
The following organisations provide cervical screening training:
- Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
- Well Women and Family
Cervical Screening Updates
A 2025 Screentakers Cervical Screening Update from the Coordination Service is available. Click here for access to this no cost CME/CPD webinar.
Both Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa and Well Women and Family provide online cervical screening updates however there is a cost involved.
Resources
National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) information
Cervical Screening Information for Health Professionals
Health Professionals - Link to Sign Up to the Sector Updates