NHS population screening: support for carers
Guidance and resources for carers and care providers to help people understand and access screening.
Applies to England
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This publication provides information, guidance, resources and examples of shared learning to support carers of people who are eligible for:
- antenatal and newborn screening
- abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
- breast screening
- bowel cancer screening
- cervical screening
- diabetic eye screening
In this publication, a carer is considered to be anyone, including children and adults who look after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.
Updates to this page
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Re-tagged as NHS England guidance. Removed screening helpdesk information. Updated the link to find a breast screening service. Updated information on who is invited for bowel screening to reflect the age extension.
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Added new male and female lifetime screening animations.
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First published.