Publications

Download Independent Evaluation of the Implementation of Digital Mammography at BreastScreen Waitemata and Northland resource

Independent Evaluation of the Implementation of Digital Mammography at BreastScreen Waitemata and Northland

June, 2008
The National Screening Unit (NSU) engaged Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd (HOI) to conduct an independent evaluation of the implementation of digital mammography (DM) at Breast Screen Waitemata and Northland (BSWN). The overarching purpose of the evaluation was to assist the NSU to consider options for the managed introduction of DM into the BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) screening programme, and any implications for national policy and quality standards that this introduction may have.

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Download High Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesions (HSIL) in New Zealand resource

High Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesions (HSIL) in New Zealand

March, 2007
A key objective of the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) is to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer by detecting precancerous high grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (HSIL). Monitoring trends in HSIL detection is critical to understanding the epidemiology of cervical cancer in New Zealand and to evaluating the performance of the NCSP.

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