title: Quality in colposcopy.
abstract: This article analyses the colposcopy service, which is a crucial part of the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP), to assess how quality is measured and delivered. It highlights the role of the nurse colposcopist and discusses where improvements to the service could be made.
authors.affiliation: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. susan.jolley@mail.qmcuh-tr.trent.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jolley
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education; D006113:United Kingdom; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014850:Waiting Lists