Documentation and Guidance

General

Report of the Review of NHS Pathology Services in England Chaired by Lord Carter of Coles 
https://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/peninsula-pathology-network/documents/CarterReviewPathologyReport.pdf

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

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)

Royal College of Pathologist November 2022 Guidance on reporting of thyroid cytology specimens