Cervical screening: care pathway
This document describes the NHS cervical screening care pathway.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
These flowcharts and text alternatives describe the care pathway for NHS cervical screening. There are 34 flowcharts covering:
- the cervical screening test
- colposcopy management
- abnormal colposcopy result management
- HPV Self-Testing
Updates to this page
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1 July 2025 Amendments to flowchart 1 to reflect extension of screening interval to 5 years.
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26 September 2024 Added clarification that publication was originally published by Public Health England.
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18 August 2021 First published.
Update history
2026-08-25 09:30
Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance
2025-07-01 16:47
Amendments to flowchart 1 to reflect extension of screening interval to 5 years.
2024-09-26 11:24
Added clarification that publication was originally published by Public Health England.