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Guidance

Cervical screening pathway requirements

An overview of the cervical screening end-to-end pathway.

From:: NHS England
~~Published~~Published:: 24 June 2021
Last ~~updated~~updated:: 1625 ~~April~~August ~~2025~~2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Cervical screening pathway requirements

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This document provides an overview of cervical screening by describing what should happen at each stage of the end-to-end pathway.

Published 24 June 2021

Last updated 1625 ~~April~~August ~~2025~~2026 ~~href="#full-history">~~+— ~~show~~ Show all updates

25 August 2026
Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance

16 April 2025
CSMS update and update to HPV testing and cytology triage section.
6 January 2025
Removed 'specification' from the title. Changed lead organisation from Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to NHS England. Removed DHSC email address. Removed 'specification' from the title of the HTML document.
16 August 2021
Guidance removed while undergoing essential updates.
24 June 2021
First published.

Update history

2026-08-25 09:30
Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance

2025-04-16 13:52
CSMS update and update to HPV testing and cytology triage section.

2025-01-06 15:16
Removed ‘specification’ from the title. Changed lead organisation from Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to NHS England. Removed DHSC email address. Removed ‘specification’ from the title of the HTML document.