The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is to host an online roundtable information-sharing event on novel cervical screening tests.
The event, on Thursday 29 January 2026, is part of our horizon scanning activities and our commitment to stakeholder engagement.
It is aimed at organisations that have developed, or are developing, new technologies relating to primary cervical screening tests and/or triage tests.
Invitees will have individual 15-minute conversations (via Teams) with the UK NSC, to present and discuss their developments.
Register your interest
To register an interest in taking part in this event, please email the following information to uknsc@dhsc.gov.uk by 11.59pm on Monday 5 January 2026:
- the name of your organisation
- your contact details
- where on the current cervical screening pathway your new technology would be implemented
- what type of novel test(s) your development involves (see Types of novel tests section below)
We will inform you on Friday 16 January 2026 if you have been invited to take part. There is a limit of 3 attendees for each organisation.
Types of novel tests
We are interested in novel test developments for use within the cervical screening and diagnostic pathway that include:
- HPV sample and collection methods (including different types of sample, such as urine, and different collection devices)
- developments in HPV testing targets (such as genotyping and mRNA/DNA)
- developments in cytology testing (such as digital cytology* or the use of AI)
- other developments relevant to the cervical screening pathway (such as developments in post-HPV detection, or pre-colposcopy triage tests*)
*Unpublished work only, due to existing evidence synthesis work already under way by the UK NSC.
Additional information
For more details about the work of the UK NSC and the decision-making process for screening recommendations, please refer to our information on:
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