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Guidance

NHS population screening: reporting data definitions

An explanation of the key performance indicators (KPIs) for NHS population screening in England.

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From:
NHS England
Published:
1 July 2014
Last updated:
18 June 2025
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  1. Minor amendment added to definition of ST4 in the KPI index

  2. Updates to wording June 2025

  3. Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed PHE Gateway numbers.

  4. Added DE4 (DES-S08): uptake: repeat non-attenders section to the Index of KPI's HTML page.

  5. Updated KPI definitions documents.

  6. Added new HTML KPI definition document.

  7. Removal of html glossary attachment, which has been moved to: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-population-screening-glossary-of-terms.

  8. Added 'Screening KPI definitions: glossary of terms'.

  9. Uploading 2017 to 2018 KPI definitions document.

  10. PHE screening key performance indicators for 2016 to 2017 added.

  11. Removed 2014 to 15 performance indicators document

  12. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Population screening KPIs: purpose and data submission guidance

HTML

Population screening: index of KPIs

HTML

Details

These documents specify key performance indicators (KPIs) for the NHS population screening programmes in England and have an implementation date of 1 April 2020.

They include information on the purpose of KPIs and a KPI index.

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