Cervical screening: auditing procedures
New guidance sets out the national procedures for auditing cases of invasive cervical cancer.
This guidance sets out the national procedures for auditing cases of invasive cervical cancer as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP) in England. The main guidance document includes:
- auditing arrangements
- who does what in audits
- information about the reviewing processes
- analysis of audit data
This publication also includes:
- the process for reviewing SurePath liquid-based cytology (LBC) slides
- blank audit forms for services to fill in
- a checklist to guide colposcopy review
Completed spreadsheets should be saved locally and referred to during discussions as necessary.