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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme: standards

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

Updates to this page

From:
NHS England
Published:
1 April 2015
Last updated:
9 April 2026
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  1. Added programme standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2026.

  2. Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  3. Addition of standards for data collected from 1 April 2022, with amended standards AAA-S14 and AAA-S15.

  4. Removal of pathway and themes diagram.

  5. Added standards for 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

  6. Standards and format of standards updated in line with consistent approach to all 11 screening programmes.

  7. AAA standards for 2016 added.

  8. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme supporting information

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2026

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2022

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2020

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Details

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

The most recent standards (2026) apply to data collected from 1 April 2026 onwards.

The 2022 standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2026 inclusive.

The 2020 standards 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.

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