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Cervical Screening Programme, England - 2018-19 [NS]

Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics

Publication Date:
21 Nov 2019
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Summary

Women between the ages of 25 and 64 are invited for regular cervical screening under the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. This is intended to detect abnormalities within the cervix that could, if undetected and untreated, develop into cervical cancer.

This statistical report, co-authored with Public Health England (PHE), reports on the NHS Cervical Screening Programme for England in 2018-19. It includes data on the call and recall system, on screening samples examined by pathology laboratories and on referrals to colposcopy clinics.

Highlights

71.9% of eligible women aged 25-64 adequately screened

A 0.5 percentage point increase on the previous year, when coverage was 71.4%.

4.41 million women aged 25-64 invited for screening

A decrease of 1.0% on the previous year when 4.46 million women were invited.

3.43 million women aged 25-64 tested

An increase of 7.7% on the previous year when 3.18 million women were tested.

Key Facts

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