recorded in the NCSP Register does not reflect the date on which results were first communicated to the smear-taker or colposcopist. The extent of this cannot be directly determined from the NCSP Register, however audit results (which invariably find better turnaround time performance) suggest that it is a factor which should be considered in interpretation of these results. There are some possible explanations why in some laboratories the turnaround time for cytology with associated HPV triage testing is longer than for other cytology. As the HPV triage test is performed in response to low grade cytology results in a subset of women (those aged 30 years or more without a recent cytological abnormality), the need for the HPV test is only apparent after the cytology result is available. Additionally, as HPV tests are generally performed in batches, laboratories with smaller HPV test volumes may take longer to accrue the required batch sizes, and therefore perform HPV tests less frequently. Caution must be taken when comparing percentages of reporting from this monitoring period to the previous monitoring periods due to changes in the number of reporting laboratories. Differences in percentages from this and previous monitoring reports may be due to differences in caseloads. Figure 64 - Proportion of cytology samples reported within seven working days by laboratory, Target: 90% within seven working days (red line) Figure 65 - Proportion of cytology samples reported within 15 working days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Figure 66 - Proportion of histology samples reported within ten working days by laboratory, Target: 90% within ten working days (red line) Figure 67 - Proportion of histology samples reported within 15 working days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Figure 68 - Proportion of cytology samples with associated HPV triage testing and of all cytology samples reported within 15 days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Indicator 6 – Follow-up women high grade cytology, no histology Definition The proportion of women who have had a cervical sample showing a high grade cytology result for whom a histological report has been received by the NCSP Register. This proportion is a measure of the completeness of follow-up of women with high grade cytology.
recorded in the NCSP Register does not reflect the date on which results were first communicated to the smear-taker or colposcopist. The extent of this cannot be directly determined from the NCSP Register, however audit results (which invariably find better turnaround time performance) suggest that it is a factor which should be considered in interpretation of these results. There are some possible explanations why in some laboratories the turnaround time for cytology with associated HPV triage testing is longer than for other cytology. As the HPV triage test is performed in response to low grade cytology results in a subset of women (those aged 30 years or more without a recent cytological abnormality), the need for the HPV test is only apparent after the cytology result is available. Additionally, as HPV tests are generally performed in batches, laboratories with smaller HPV test volumes may take longer to accrue the required batch sizes, and therefore perform HPV tests less frequently. Caution must be taken when comparing percentages of reporting from this monitoring period to the previous monitoring periods due to changes in the number of reporting laboratories. Differences in percentages from this and previous monitoring reports may be due to differences in caseloads. Figure 64 - Proportion of cytology samples reported within seven working days by laboratory, Target: 90% within seven working days (red line) Figure 65 - Proportion of cytology samples reported within 15 working days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Figure 66 - Proportion of histology samples reported within ten working days by laboratory, Target: 90% within ten working days (red line) Figure 67 - Proportion of histology samples reported within 15 working days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Figure 68 - Proportion of cytology samples with associated HPV triage testing and of all cytology samples reported within 15 days by laboratory, Target: 98% within 15 working days (red line) Indicator 6 – Follow-up women high grade cytology, no histology Definition The proportion of women who have had a cervical sample showing a high grade cytology result for whom a histological report has been received by the NCSP Register. This proportion is a measure of the completeness of follow-up of women with high grade cytology.