Guidance

Cancer screening: informed consent

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Breast screening: professional guidance, Bowel cancer screening: commission, provide, inform, Cervical screening: professional guidance, NHS bowel cancer screening (BCSP) programme, NHS breast screening (BSP) programme , and NHS cervical screening (CSP) programme
• Published: 1 January 2009

These guidelines give commissioners, providers and healthcare professionals in cancer screening information on consent to screening and procedures.

Documents

Consent to cancer screening

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Details

These guidelines provide information on consent and ceasing patients from screening programmes. The document covers information and advice on:

• breast screening
• cervical screening
• bowel cancer screening
• mental capacity and consent

It also provides several template letters for patients withdrawing from programmes.

Document information

Published: 1 January 2009

From: Public Health England

Part of: Breast screening: professional guidance Bowel cancer screening: commission, provide, inform Cervical screening: professional guidance NHS bowel cancer screening (BCSP) programme NHS breast screening (BSP) programme NHS cervical screening (CSP) programme