Documentation and Guidance

General

Best Practice Guidelines – Clinical responsibility for cytology services (August 2019) 
https://www.rcpath.org/uploads/assets/81dcaa1f-23db-48af-ae6f1f00b4727adf/BPR-Clinical-responsibility-for-cytology-services.pdf

Guidance notes for medico-legal review of cytology material: points for consideration (February 2023)

Cervical cytology

BAC Code of Practice

BAC Code of Practice (2022) https://www.britishcytology.org.uk/resources/BAC_CoP_May_2022_30.5.22.pdfHPV

Annual Statistical Reports

Northern Ireland

Wales

England

Scotland

Call & Recall

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-call-and-recall-administration-best-practice

Primary Care

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-cervical-sample-taker-training

Cervical Screening Laboratory

Primary Screening Implementation https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-primary-hpv-screening-implementation

Sample Acceptance Policy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-accepting-samples-in-laboratories

HPV Testing https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-laboratory-testing-for-human-papillomavirus

Failsafe guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-cytology-reporting-failsafe

Archived Cervical Screening Programme documents [ARCHIVED CONTENT] NHS Cervical Screening Programme Publications

Histology Laboratory Reporting Guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-histopathology-reporting-handbook

Colposcopy Guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-programme-and-colposcopy-management

CSPL/Cancer Audit/Disclosure Guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-role-of-the-cervical-screening-provider-lead

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-auditing-procedures

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-disclosure-of-audit-results-toolkit

Diagnostic cytology

The role of biomedical scientists within the provision of a diagnostic cytopathology service 2023

Tissue Pathways for Diagnostic Cytopathology (October 2019)

RCPath Guidance on the reporting of thyroid cytology specimens March 2024

British Thoracic Society for the investigation and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma