Guidance

Cervical screening: ergonomic working standards

Standards for personnel who prepare, scan and report on cervical screening slides.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 September 2003
• Last updated: 27 September 2024
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  1. 27 September 2024

     In the details, changed 'originally published by Public Health England' to 'previously published by Public Health England'.

  2. 26 September 2024

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

  3. 1 September 2003

     First published.

Documents

Ergonomic working standards for personnel engaged in the preparation, scanning and reporting of cervical screening slides

Ref: ISBN 1 84463 003 X, NHSCSP Publication No 17

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Details

NHS cervical screening programme (NHSCSP) standard previously referenced as MDA standard 02104.

Appendices include:

• postural advice for cytology screeners
• NHSCSP equipment guidance notes on laboratory furniture
• NHSCSP equipment guidance notes on microscopes

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.