Guidance

Population screening: access for people with severe mental illness

Information for commissioners and screening providers, to help improve access to screening for people with severe mental illness.

Documents

Appendix 1: mental health service providers

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This document provides information on how to improve access to screening for people with severe mental illness, including those in high, medium and low secure mental healthcare settings.

It is designed to be used by screening providers and commissioners.

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Updates to this page

Published 15 March 2019
Last updated 23 September 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated with evidence from Severe mental illness: inequalities in cancer screening uptake report.

  2. First published.

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