Planning colposcopy and gynaecological laser services.
All district health authorities have recently introduced call and recall schemes for cervical cytology screening. Little attention has been given to the implications of these schemes for diagnostic colposcopy, and treatment services. This paper describes the steps necessary to estimate the likely increase in demand on these services.
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D003127:Colposcopy; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008403:Mass Screening; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D014852:Wales