Guidance

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme: standards

Screening standards for the NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.

Applies to England

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.

The most recent standards (2022) apply to data collected from 1 April 2022 onwards.

The previous standards (2020) apply to data collected from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022 inclusive.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

Published 1 April 2015
Last updated 17 February 2022 + show all updates

17 February 2022
Addition of standards for data collected from 1 April 2022, with amended standards AAA-S14 and AAA-S15.
12 March 2021
Removal of pathway and themes diagram.
18 December 2019
Added standards for 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
26 July 2019
Standards and format of standards updated in line with consistent approach to all 11 screening programmes.
31 March 2016
AAA standards for 2016 added.
1 April 2015
First published.