Guidance

Cervical screening: auditing procedures

Sets out the national procedures for auditing cases of invasive cervical cancer.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 December 2006
• Last updated: 29 September 2021 — See all updates

Documents

National invasive cervical cancer audit

HTML

Reviewing historic SurePath slides

HTML

Invasive cervical cancer audit forms

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 278 KB

Invasive cervical cancer audit colposcopy review process

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 38.7 KB

Details

This guidance sets out the national procedures for auditing cases of invasive cervical cancer as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP) in England. The main guidance document includes:

• auditing arrangements
• who does what in audits
• information about the reviewing processes
• analysis of audit data

This publication also includes:

• the process for reviewing SurePath liquid-based cytology (LBC) slides
• blank audit forms for services to fill in
• a checklist to guide colposcopy review

Completed spreadsheets should be saved locally and referred to during discussions as necessary.

Published 1 December 2006
Last updated 29 September 2021 + show all updates

1. 29 September 2021

   Updated and converted into HTML. Added new information on HPV testing process review, changes to the slide review process post-October 2021 and a new document outlining the SurePath cytology slides, forms and tools.

2. 1 December 2006

   First published.