Guidance and regulation

This leaflet is sent to all women invited for NHS cervical screening.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 4 August 2022

• Cervical screening: helping you decide

  It is your choice whether to have a cervical screening test or not. This…

Information on the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, including commissioning, quality assurance, education and training.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 17 March 2021

Guidelines for commissioners, screening providers and programme managers for NHS cervical screening.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 5 January 2023

• 1. Introduction and programme policy

  1. Introduction 1.1 Aim of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme The aim of…

• 2. Management and referral guidelines for colposcopy

  1. Waiting times 1.1 Cancer waiting times: national policy Referral times…

• 3. Providing a quality colposcopy clinic

  1. Good working practices 1.1 Quality assurance Wherever provided,…

• 4. Colposcopic diagnosis, treatment and follow up

  1. Diagnostic standards for colposcopy 1.1 Availability of screening…

• 5. Management of cases relating to pregnancy, menopause, contraception and hysterectomy

  1. Pregnant individuals 1.1 Cervical screening during pregnancy If an…

• 6. Screening and management of immunosuppressed individuals

  1. Definition of immunosuppression This chapter includes guidance for the…

• 7. Job roles: lead clinician colposcopist and lead colposcopy nurse

  1. Role of the lead clinician colposcopist The main responsibilities for…

Resources to support screening professionals in their initial training and continuing professional development (CPD).

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 11 July 2023

A leaflet to send to women referred for colposcopy, after an abnormal cervical screening result.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 4 August 2022

Guidance on the training of new cervical sample takers.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 14 September 2023

Guidance for local NHS screening services on how to order and access printed and digital population screening leaflets.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 August 2020

The processes for managing safety incidents in the NHS screening programmes.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Training and continuing professional development (CPD) for people working in the NHS cervical screening programme (CSP) in England.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 29 November 2022

A leaflet about cervical screening by and for women with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 3 March 2020

This document describes the NHS cervical screening care pathway.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 18 August 2021

Guidance to help primary care, commissioners and local authorities plan and evaluate initiatives around cervical screening coverage in their area.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 3 March 2020

Information about the NHS population screening programmes available to transgender and non-binary people in England.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 4 January 2023

Screening standards for the NHS cervical screening programme (CSP)

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 12 March 2021

A reference guide for sample takers in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 31 July 2023

Data to support providers in improving cervical screening coverage and access to cervical screening services.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 31 October 2023

Guidance for staff involved in invasive cancer reviews for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, covering disclosure of audit results and duty of candour.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 20 October 2021

How to opt out of an NHS screening programme if you no longer wish to be offered screening.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 29 March 2021

Sets out the national procedures for auditing cases of invasive cervical cancer.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 29 September 2021

How to support patients in accessing population screening programmes and obtaining screening results.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 25 January 2024