Guidance

Cervical screening: programme specific operating model

This document sets out the programme specific operating model (PSOM) for quality assurance of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 9 August 2017
• Last updated: 10 October 2024 — See all updates

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Each local screening provider must:

• have internal processes in place for managing service quality
• take part in quality assurance assessment and reviews

The screening quality assurance service PSOM explains this process for providers and commissioners.

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

Published 9 August 2017

Last updated 10 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2024

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

2. 3 July 2024

   Added information on the transition of services from PHE to NHS England. Updates to visit schedule information.

3. 24 August 2021

   Updated entire document and converted to accessible HTML format.

4. 9 August 2017

   First published.