Guidance
Cervical screening: care pathway
This document describes the NHS cervical screening care pathway.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
These flowcharts and text alternatives describe the care pathway for NHS cervical screening. There are 4 flowcharts covering:
- the cervical screening test
- colposcopy management
- abnormal colposcopy result management
- HPV Self-Testing
Updates to this page
Published 18 August 2021
Last updated 25 August 2026
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Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance
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Amendments to flowchart 1 to reflect extension of screening interval to 5 years.
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Added clarification that publication was originally published by Public Health England.
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First published.