General Practice Must Be Involved In Design Of Free Cervical Screening
GenPro, representing New Zealand general practitioners, is demanding a seat at the table to design the funding model for a new free cervical screening program. They argue that the government must ensure the program is fully funded so that practices do not have to subsidize the service themselves.
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GenPro is calling for meaningful involvement in developing the contractual arrangements that will deliver free cervical screening to all eligible women aged 25 to 69, saying general practice cannot be expected to subsidise the Government’s policy.
General practices provide most of the cervical screening in New Zealand and therefore needs to be involved in designing a funding and contracting model that creates a fair and successful programme.
“We welcome the Government’s decision to remove the cost barrier to cervical screening for eligible women,” says GenPro Chair Dr Chambers says. “It gives New Zealand an important opportunity to increase participation in screening and, alongside HPV vaccination, move closer to eliminating cervical cancer.
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