Coverage and PHO reports

One of the main performance measures of the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) is coverage. Coverage is defined as the proportion of wāhine/women and people with a cervix eligible for screening who have been screened in the previous three years.  

Our target is to reach 80% screening coverage for all those eligible.  

See the NCSP coverage report (external link)

The NCSP Cervical Screening Status Report is provided monthly to Primary Health Organisations (PHOs). This report is intended to support invitation and recall of eligible participants, and effective participant support and follow up.  

The data in this report is supplied under section 112J(3) of the Health Act 1956. S112J(3). This permits register information to be disclosed to authorised individuals for the purpose of enabling: 

• results from a screening test or a diagnostic test to be followed up 
• notices to be sent to enrolled women and people with a cervix. 

PHO Status Report Specification [DOCX, 2.6 MB]

PHO Status Report Data Set Example [XLSX, 20 KB]

PHO Status Report Change Notes [PDF, 124 KB]

Ongoing, systematic monitoring against performance indicators is one of a range of
monitoring systems the National Screening Unit (NSU) uses to ensure its programmes are working well.

The NCSP Incidence and Mortality report includes cervical cancer registrations to the New Zealand Cancer Registry to 2019 and mortality data to 2018.

National Cervical Screening Programme Incidence and Mortality Report

Any person wanting to access, use, or disclose Māori participant’s cervical screening data on the NCSP Register must first make an application to the National Kaitiaki Group. 

Find out more about the National Kaitiaki Group and applications for data