NHS population screening: access for all
Guidance and resources to help reduce inequalities in population screening by ensuring that all eligible people have access.
All eligible populations should have access to NHS population screening programmes and understand the potential benefits and harms.
The NHS population screening inequalities strategy sets out how we and our partners aim to tackle screening inequalities.
Guidance for health and social care professionals
Local screening services should meet the Accessible Information Standard to provide information to people with sensory impairments, such as reduced vision, in a format they can use. All our national screening invitation leaflets can be easily resized and used with screen readers if required.
Reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disability explains how local screening providers should adapt services to help people with learning disabilities access them.
Easy read resources
These easy read resources are for people who have a learning disability or who struggle with written English.
Providers can also direct people who cannot read or do not like written words to the Beyond Words cancer screening picture stories, which include suggested storylines for family members, carers or health professionals to refer to.