RCOG Flashcards
What does RCOG stand for
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)
What is the review called
RCOG Expert Panel Review of cervical screening
Who set up the review
The Dept. of Health
What was the aim of the review
To provide women who took part in CervicalCheck and who developed cancer with independent clinical assurance about the timing of their diagnosis and treatment
What doe the RCOG provide
Individual reports for women or their families
What does the HSE do when it receives the reports from RCOG
Validates them to make sure they belong to the correct woman or her next of kin
Who did the HSE work with for this review, what did they develop.
Patient representatives - an information booklet that went with the letter
What was given to RCOG
Smear test sample slides from over 1000 women that were previously analysed by CCk - these women developed cancer
What did RCOG want to see
If there was any failure to prevent cancer or to recommend treatment at an earlier stage
What 2 types of results come from the review
- Agree with the original CC result - concordant
2. Disagree - discordant
If you request a meeting with a healthcare professional - who has priority
- Women with a discordant result
- Next of kin of women who are deceased
- the 221+ women or families affected by the original CC audit
- Women who receive partial reports
Who will receive an overall report from RCOG
The Minister for Health
When is the report to the minister due
End of October 2019
What is clinical history
Case notes
Can a woman wish not to see the results
Yes
What kind of report did the minister get
Aggregated and anonymised
What are the two types of cancer
Invasive and Microinvasive
What body records the numbers of cancer in Ireland
National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI)
What other body is carrying out the review with RCOG
British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
How long did the review take
6 months
When did the receiving laboratory in UK start to receive slides
February 2019
What is a colposcopy
The examination of the cervix using a type of microscope called a colposcope
What happens if the review finds an abnormality that was not originally detected
The panel may look for more information in the woman’s clinical records
How long may they need the smears for
4 months
