Guidance

AAA screening: programme guidance

This guidance is for providers of a local NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 27 July 2011
• Last updated: 23 May 2025
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  1. 23 May 2025

     - Change of name of guidance - Inclusion of existing guidelines on rapid growth and post office returns - Removal of section on monitoring waiting times to surgery and death reporting (separate guidance is available at AAA screening: waiting times standards) - Updates to Appendix C: title changed; revision of process with Health & Justice representation; guidance for operational challenges; section on risk assessments for local screening services; new quality standards.

  2. 1 October 2024

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

  3. 10 March 2017

     Updated with March 2017 edition of AAA screening standard operating procedures

  4. 25 September 2015

     Uploaded revised standard operating procedures: version 4.0.

  5. 27 August 2015

     Updated to remove out of date national programme team contact details

  6. 27 July 2011

     First published.

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AAA screening: programme guidance

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Appendix A: Clinic room requirements and site survey form

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Appendix B: Self-referral form and NHS number guidance

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Appendix C: Screening in secure and detained settings

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Appendix D: Post office return procedure

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Appendix E: Failsafe process

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Appendix F: Types of checks & audits

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Appendix G: Lists of checks, audits and service evaluations

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These standard operating procedures (SOPs) assist screening leads, commissioners and other key stakeholders in establishing and implementing an NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.