Guidance

Cervical screening: programme governance

Updated 27 September 2024

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The organisations involved in governance arrangements for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHS CSP) are as follows.

The Secretary of State for Health:

  • provides the agreement for NHS England (NHSE) to commission public health services (Section 7a)
  • receives policy advice from the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC)

The UKNSC:

  • provides policy advice to the Secretary of State for Health
  • receives evidence, evaluation and advice from Public Health England (PHE)

Public Health England:

  • incorporates the Young Person and Adult Screening Programmes, and the Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS)
  • receives the remit and priorities letter from the Secretary of State for Health

Young Person and Adult Screening Programmes:

  • provide guidance, standards and IT systems for NHS screening services
  • provide input in the the Section 7a letter
  • provide new service commissioning

SQAS:

  • provides standards compliance for NHS screening services

NHSE:

  • incorporates primary care commissioning, public health commissioning and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
  • provides NHS screening services
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