Guidance and regulation

Resources to support screening professionals in their initial training and continuing professional development (CPD).

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 11 July 2023

Screening standards for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 28 September 2021

• Fetal anomaly screening supporting information

  Introduction These revised screening standards for the NHS fetal anomaly…

• Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2022

  FASP-S01: coverage: T21, T18, T13 screening Description The proportion of…

• Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2020

  FASP-S01: coverage: T21, T18, T13 screening Description The proportion of…

• Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2018

  FASP-S01: coverage: T21, T18, T13 screening Description The proportion of…

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

• Criteria for a population screening programme

  The following are the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) criteria…

• Criteria for a targeted screening programme

  The following are the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) criteria…

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

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

Explains what quality assurance is and the processes involved.

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

Information about what personal information is used by the screening programmes and why. Includes your options, rights and how to find out more.

• From: NHS England
• Updated: 29 November 2022

This document sets out for the programme specific operating model (PSOM) for quality assurance of the NHS Breast Screening Programme.

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

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

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

This guidance sets out the process for colonoscopy in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 18 February 2021

This guidance explains PHE Screening’s consistent approach to standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 26 July 2019

Requirements for the quality assurance of laboratories providing antenatal and newborn screening services by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 July 2018

Executive summary of the quality assurance (QA) visit to the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust cervical screening programme on 23 April 2018.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 June 2021

This document sets out the roles and contact details for the 4 regional quality assurance teams for NHS population screening in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 21 September 2020

Executive summary of quality assurance (QA) visit to Cheshire held on 24 October 2019.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 6 February 2020

Executive summary of quality assurance (QA) visit to Berkshire held on 17 October 2019.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 6 February 2020

Executive summary of the quality assurance (QA) visit to the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme on 30 January 2020.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 31 August 2020

Executive summary of quality assurance (QA) visit to Bedford Hospital NHS Trust diabetic eye screening on 25 September 2019.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 January 2020

The NHS newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme processes for ensuring a seamless and safe screening pathway.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 17 April 2019

Explains the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme's processes for image capture exceptions and ungradable images.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 August 2021

Executive summary of the quality assurance (QA) visit to the Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield NHS bowel cancer screening programme on 27 and 28 November 2019.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 7 August 2020