Guidance and regulation

UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) criteria for appraising the viability, effectiveness and appropriateness of a screening programme.

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Updated: 29 September 2022

Operational guidance to support the offer of NIPT.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 6 October 2023

Training and continuing professional development (CPD) for people working in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 December 2017

Guidance on the mammographic aspects (both clinical and technical) of breast screening QA and the quality control of radiographic procedures.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 16 September 2020

Guidance for radiologists, radiographic consultant practitioners, breast clinicians and radiographic advanced practitioners undertaking breast screening.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Annual call for topics process for submitting proposals to the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Updated: 20 May 2024

NHSBSP Publication No 49: clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals screening women for breast cancer.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 15 November 2016

Information for health professionals about how, and in what circumstances, women can opt out temporarily or permanently from breast screening.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 13 July 2023

Leaflet for expectant fathers explaining antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 December 2021

Screening standards for the NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 12 March 2021

Information for pregnant women to understand what it means to be a beta thalassaemia carrier.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 October 2020

These documents explain how to take a newborn blood spot screening sample.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 15 December 2021

Information on a baby’s visit to an audiology clinic following referral. Translated versions are also available.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 December 2021

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

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 20 February 2024

This document sets out for the programme specific operating model (PSOM) for quality assurance of the NHS antenatal and newborn (ANNB) screening programmes.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 24 August 2021

Explains what quality assurance is and the processes involved.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 5 October 2016

Information explaining the Level 3 Diploma for health screeners.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 6 October 2023

Guidance to support the health system to reduce inequalities in screening.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 22 October 2020

Guidance for healthcare professionals covering the pathway for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 6 July 2018

Information for people who cannot be screened using digital photography and need a slit lamp examination instead.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 27 July 2022