Guidance

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme: standards

Screening standards for the NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.

Applies to England

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.

The most recent standards (2022) apply to data collected from 1 April 2022 onwards.

The previous standards (2020) apply to data collected from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022 inclusive.

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.

Published 1 April 2015
Last updated 7 October 2024 + show all updates

7 October 2024
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
17 February 2022
Addition of standards for data collected from 1 April 2022, with amended standards AAA-S14 and AAA-S15.
12 March 2021
Removal of pathway and themes diagram.
18 December 2019
Added standards for 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
26 July 2019
Standards and format of standards updated in line with consistent approach to all 11 screening programmes.
31 March 2016
AAA standards for 2016 added.
1 April 2015
First published.