National Cancer Screening Register

The National Cancer Screening Register provides a single electronic record for each person in Australia participating in cervical and bowel screening.

The National Cancer Screening Register plays a vital role in supporting the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). It gives healthcare providers access to their patients' health information and makes it easier for program participants to take control of their health.

Healthcare providers that have integrated their Clinical Information System with the National Cancer Screening Register are able to interact directly with the National Cancer Screening Register from their existing software using the NCSR widget.

This enables the user to:

  • Open the patient's record and view their test results, summary of the outcome and screening histories
  • View the patient's screening status and alerts
  • View the patient's next screening eligible date
  • Generate cervical screening history report
  • Submit Program forms to the Register - cervical and bowel screening program forms
  • View and update the patient's demographic details
  • Manage the patient's screening participation, including opting out, resuming participation or deferring from either the bowel or cervical screening programs
  • Cease the patient's correspondence for the cervical screening program and
  • Nominate other people to assist your patient (such as a personal representative or another Healthcare Provider).

For further assistance, call the NCSR contact centre. For more information, see https://www.ncsr.gov.au/information-for-healthcare-providers/accessing-the-ncsr/ncsr-contact-centre.html.