NHSCSP: Resources for the public

Cervical screening: The facts

Designed to ensure that women are told what screening can and cannot achieve, the leaflet includes an explanation about false positive and false negative results, and addresses the need to inform patients about the use made of personal information for audit, as set out in the General Medical Council guidance on confidentiality.

The facts (English)
The facts (translated into 18 languages)
The facts (large print)

Available in other formats

British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set (languages include English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu).
A Braille version is also available.

What your abnormal result means

An abnormal result is not unusual: about 1 in 20 women have test results that show some abnormality. It is important to remember that it is extremely rare for an abnormality.

What your abnormal result means (in seven languages)
What your abnormal result means (large print)

Available in other formats

British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set (languages include English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu).

The colposcopy examination

Colposcopy is a simple examination that allows the doctor to see the type and area of the abnormality on your cervix. It also lets the doctor decide if you need treatment.

The colposcopy examination (PDF 123Kb)

Available in other formats

British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set (languages include English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu).

Cervical screening in lesbian and bisexual women

Leaflet about cervical screening in lesbian and bisexual women.

Cervical screening in lesbian and bisexual women.

An easy to guide to cervical screening

A picture leaflet for women with a learning disability to tell them about having cervical screening and where to get more information.

An easy guide to cervical screening.

Cervical screening pocket guide

This booklet is a simple guide to cervical screening designed for anyone who works or takes an interest in the cervical screening programme.

Cervical screening pocket guide.

Understanding cervical screening & Understanding Cancer of the Cervix

Booklets produced by Cancerbackup, edited by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. Copies are available from Cancerbackup, free of charge to cancer patients, relatives, friends or carers.

Programme promotion posters

High resolution PDF files of the screening programme posters produced by the NHSCSP. You may download them for your own use, and add a local contact number (eg of a local screening centre) if you wish. The posters may not be altered in any other way without the permission of the NHSCSP.

Posters (programme promotion)