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Cervical screening: leaflet for women considering screening

This leaflet is sent to all women invited for NHS cervical screening.

From:
NHS England
Published
13 March 2012
Last updated
43 AugustJuly 20222024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Cervical screening: helping you decide

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Cervical screening: helping you decide - for print

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Arabic)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Bengali)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Simplified Chinese)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Traditional Chinese)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (French)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Gujarati)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Polish)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Portuguese)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Punjabi)

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Cervical screening: helping you decide (Urdu)

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Details

This publication explains NHS cervical screening.

It includes information about:

  • who is eligible for screening
  • the cervical screening process
  • what screening looks for
  • primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing
  • what HPV is

Free printed copies of this leaflet are provided for national call and recall (the Cervical Screening Administration Service (CSAS)) to send to people with their screening invitations.

This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).

Language translations are available in 10 languages to download and print as required. Updated HTML versions will be available in due course.

A simple animation showing screening tests offered to women throughout their lives, including cervical screening, is available:

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Published 13 March 2012
Last updated 43 AugustJuly 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Added NHS England contact details for requesting alternative formats.

  2. Updating confidentiality section, replacing mention of Public Health England with NHS England.

  3. Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

  4. Added lifetime screening animation to the landing page.

  5. Added translated documents in 10 languages.

  6. Updated cervical screening leaflet.

  7. Added an HTML version of this leaflet. You can view and download it in large print, and use a screen reader for an audio version.

  8. The translations re-uploaded to this page date from 2014, and content differs slightly from the current English version. New translations will be available later in the year to accompany a new version of the English leaflet.

  9. Updated English version of leaflet to add information on data use and protection.

  10. Added link to new audio version of leaflet.

  11. Added translated versions of cervical screening: leaflet for women considering screening.

  12. First published.