Cervical screening: education and training
Training and continuing professional development (CPD) for people working in the NHS cervical screening programme (CSP) in England.
This guide sets out education and training resources available to healthcare professionals working in the NHS cervical screening programme (CSP).
E-learning
E-learning developed by the NHS screening programmes is available on the e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) website.
E-learning for GPs
The British Medical Journal’s screening for cervical cancer module covers:
- how to advise women worried about cervical cancer
- what information to give women
- how to advise women who have questions about the NHS cervical screening programme
Physicians: video learning modules
Watch 4 medical animations for health professionals showing cervical anatomy and the development of cervical cancer.
Cervical sample taker training
Read the guidance for the training of new cervical sample takers.
Download presentations for each of the training modules within the publication.
Cervical cytology training
There are 4 NHS CSP approved cervical cytology training centres. 3 in England and 1 in Scotland.
North of England Pathology and Screening Education Centre
Unit 3, Wakefield Office Village
Fryers Way
Silkwood Park
Wakefield
WF5 9TJ
Ground Floor, Clinical Sciences Building 2
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
London Regional Cytology Training Centre
Level 6X, Room 005
St Marks Building
The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3UJ
South West Regional Cytology Training Centre in Bristol
Department of Cellular Pathology
Pathology Sciences Building
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Scottish Cytology Training School
Cytology Laboratory
Laboratory Medicine Building, Level 3,
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
1345 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 4TF
Education and training: all programmes
Read and download education and training resources for all screening programmes.
This includes:
- the screening timeline
- events
Health Knowledge: screening overview
The interactive learning on screening available from Health Knowledge is helpful for new and non clinical staff or those returning after a long period absent.
Updates to this page
Published 8 December 2017Last updated 29 November 2022 + show all updates
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Updated the address and link for the Scottish Cytology Training School.
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Removed the Birmingham Cytology Training Centre, which no longer provides courses in gynaecological cytology.
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First published.