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NHS population screening: care pathways

The pathway for each screening programme illustrates how the screening processes work, from contacting a person for screening onward.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 June 2015
• Last updated: 3 February 2026
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  1. 3 February 2026

     Changed lead organisation from Public Health England to NHS England.

  2. 19 August 2021

     Added Cervical screening: care pathway.

  3. 28 August 2019

     Added link to Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) care pathways.

  4. 1 June 2015

     First published.

Note: The Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) programme handbook page includes the care pathways for this programme.

Antenatal and newborn screening

• Fetal anomaly screening: care pathways
  • 30 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: care pathway
  • 1 July 2026
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• Newborn blood spot screening: care pathway
  • 3 February 2021
  • Guidance
• Newborn hearing screening: care pathways
  • 16 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Newborn and infant physical examination: programme handbook
  • 10 October 2025
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: care pathway
  • 29 March 2021
  • Guidance

Young person and adult screening

• NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: care pathway
  • 27 October 2025
  • Guidance
• Bowel cancer screening: care pathway
  • 6 March 2026
  • Guidance
• Breast screening: care pathway
  • 1 August 2025
  • Guidance
• Cervical screening: care pathway
  • 25 August 2026
  • Guidance
• Diabetic eye screening: care pathway
  • 27 September 2024
  • Guidance