Guidance

AAA screening: validate annual pathway standards

Local screening services can validate the pathway standards produced by the AAA programme, prior to the annual quality assurance visit.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 April 2015
• Last updated: 13 May 2026
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  1. 13 May 2026

     Changes to reflect publication of standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2026.

  2. 23 April 2025

     Updated guidance for Screening Providers to understand the indicators for which they are responsible

  3. 7 October 2024

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

  4. 27 January 2017

     Updated January 2017.

  5. 1 April 2015

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Guidance on the calculation of AAA screening programme standards

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This guidance explains how to validate the AAA care pathway standard using the SMaRT software (Northgate Information Solutions Ltd).

Follow this guidance alongside AAA screening: pathway standards and service objectives.