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Guidance

NHS population screening: how to order printed leaflets

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

Applies to England

NHS England offers free printed leaflets for local screening services. These leaflets help explain screening tests, possible results and follow-up tests for the NHS screening programmes.

Leaflets available to order

See the APS online ordering portal to view the PDF artwork of all the printed national screening leaflets available to order for free.

Leaflets available to order are:

Order printed leaflets

Order printed leaflets directly using the APS online ordering portal (log in required).

To order leaflets for free, you must confirm you are:

  • a local provider or call/recall service for an NHS screening programme in England
  • complying with NHS England screening service specifications
  • not stockpiling leaflets

Orders will take up to 10 working days to arrive.

Send a printed leaflet with invitation letters for the first appointment. Do not send with invitations for follow-up appointments.

Leaflets are limited to one copy per individual.

Local screening providers and call/recall services for NHS screening programmes must use nationally developed information resources to comply with national service specifications.

Updates to this page

Published 7 September 2018

Last updated 1723 FebruaryApril 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates
    1. Updated to align with Whitehall publishing guidelines.

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Update history

2025-04-23 13:11
Updated the title of the NHS breast screening leaflet.

2025-02-17 16:55
Updated to align with Whitehall publishing guidelines.

2024-12-23 15:30
Removed print option for CVS and amniocentesis leaflet and updated contact details for NHS England following closure of PHE.