Participants for NCSP workshop – February 2025
Researchers at UKHSA and University College London (UCL) are running a study to help improve the implementation of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) in primary care settings, and they are recruiting participants for a workshop taking place in early 2025.
About the study
The aim of the NCSP is to reduce the health harm caused by untreated chlamydia infection. In 2021, the NCSP guidelines shifted the focus to reducing reproductive harm from untreated chlamydia in young women (previously the aim was to reduce the prevalence of chlamydia through screening sexually active young men and women).
Under the current NCSP guidelines, opportunistic screening outside of sexual health services (that is the proactive offer of a chlamydia test to young people without symptoms) should focus on young women and other people with a womb or ovaries. However, since the change came into effect there has been little change in the number of young men being screened outside of sexual health services.
About the workshop
Earlier this year, UKHSA, in partnership with UCL, ran a survey of GPs and practice nurses to identify ways to improve the implementation of the NCSP. The information from the survey will be used to create a set of suggested recommendations for improving implementation of the NCSP guidelines in primary care settings. These recommendations will be discussed at a stakeholder workshop to produce a final set of recommendations and discuss how the recommendations will be communicated. The workshop will be attended by members of the public who are eligible for opportunistic screening under the NCSP guidelines, clinicians who provide care, and people who decide how services are run.
What does taking part involve?
Participants will take part in an online workshop (e.g., via Microsoft Teams) that will last approximately 2-3 hours and is planned to take place in February 2025.
The study information leaflet provides more details on the project and what would happen if you decided to participate. If you are interested in taking part, or if you have any questions, please contact Melissa Cabecinha (m.cabecinha@ucl.ac.uk).