AYEScreen: Using HPV Self-Sampling to Increase Accessibility, Equity, and Participation in Scotland’s National Cervical Screening Programme v1

In Work package 1 of the AYEScreen study we want to understand what those who are overdue for cervical screening, and those who provide cervical screening think about self-sampling and self-sampling being offered in Scotland. We are especially interested in finding out their views on the different ways that the NHS might use to invite people to take part in self-sampling. We shall conduct 12 small discussion groups (focus group) of around 8 women and people with a cervix aged 25-64 years, who live in rural/remote areas and areas of high socio-economic disadvantage in Scotland. We shall also carry out interviews with 20 primary care professionals (GPs/nurses/admin staff) involved in cervical screening. Participants will be identified and invited to the study by the NHS Research Scotland Primary Care Network.