Cervical cancer screening coverage

What this data shows:

Cervical screening supports detection of cell abnormalities that may become cancer and is estimated to save 4,500 lives in England each year. This indicator provides an opportunity to incentivise screening promotion and other local initiatives to increase coverage of cervical screening.

Improvements in coverage would mean more cervical cancers are prevented or detected at earlier, more treatable stages.

How the data is gathered:

The proportion of women in the resident population eligible for cervical screening aged 25 to 64 years at end of period reported who were screened adequately within the previous 3.5 years. Performance thresholds: Acceptable level: = 80.0%

More information about the data source:

This indicator gives screening coverage by local authority of residence. This is not the same as the indicator based on population registered with primary care organisations which include patients wherever they live. This is likely to result in different England totals depending on selected (registered or resident) population footprint. The indicator excludes women outside the target age range for the screening programme who may self-refer for screening.

Data Source:

NHS Digital (Open Exeter) / Public Health England (PHE)

Data Period:

2018

Further Information:

Standards: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-population-screening-programme-standards KPIs: https://www.gov.uk/topic/population-screening-programmes/population-screening-data-key-performance-indicators Programme overview: https://www.gov.uk/topic/population-screening-programmes National cancer strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-cancer-strategy

This indicator is available via the Public Health Outcomes Framework - http://www.phoutcomes.info/