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Population screening: pathway requirements

Overviews of the population screening end-to-end pathways.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 22 June 2021
• Last updated: 6 January 2025
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  1. 6 January 2025

     Removed 'specifications' from the title. Changed lead organisation from Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to NHS England.

  2. 22 June 2021

     First published.

These documents describe the requirements at each stage of the pathways for the NHS screening programmes in England.

General information

Information relating to all the screening pathways.

• Population screening: pathway requirements supporting information
  • 7 January 2025
  • Guidance

Antenatal and newborn screening

• 20-week screening scan pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening pathway requirements
  • 6 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Newborn and infant physical examination screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Newborn blood spot screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Newborn hearing screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance

Young person and adult screening

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening pathway requirements
  • 25 September 2025
  • Guidance
• Bowel cancer screening pathway requirements
  • 6 March 2026
  • Guidance
• Breast screening pathway requirements
  • 6 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Cervical screening pathway requirements
  • 25 August 2026
  • Guidance
• Diabetic eye screening pathway requirements
  • 16 April 2025
  • Guidance