Homepage Introduction Latest News Primary Care Contact Us QA Timetable QA Contact List Papers & Publications Search Useful Links Quality Assurance Reference Centre Colposcopy Colposcopy units, the centres where examination of the patient is undertaken, biopsies may be taken and treatment is carried out, also comes under the scrutiny of the QARC. Quality standards are being implemented nationally. On a regional basis, this includes the collection of statistical information ( KC65 returns) which deals with waiting times and outcomes of treatment. IT systems have been provided by the QARC to enable consistent and accurate returns to be completed and these are validated and monitored before it is submitted on to the Department of Health. Site visits, not only for colposcopy clinics, but for the whole cervical screening process in each health authority have been introduced and organised by the QARC. This information completes the picture across the region. A paper-based audit of colposcopy has been produced in the Mersey Region, the results of which have been widely circulated. There is a Lead Professional Group which holds regular meetings in the Mersey end of the region.