Guidance
Cervical screening programme: standards
Screening standards for the NHS cervical screening programme (CSP)
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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP).
The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2020. They replace previous versions.
See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.
This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
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2026-08-25 14:40
Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance
2024-10-10 15:57
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
Details
These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP).
The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2020. They replace previous versions.
See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.
This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
Updates to this page
Published 6 September 2018
Last updated Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-08-25 14:40
Updated to reflect new HPV sample taker training guidance
2024-10-10 15:57
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.