Assuring the quality and measuring the effectiveness of cervical screening (ARCHIVED)

Published 1994 | ISBN 1 87226 375 5 | Archived

The objectives of this document are to:

  • differentiate between the quality and the effectiveness of cervical screening
  • summarise the criteria that have been developed to measure the effectiveness of the programme
  • summarise the basic principles of quality assurance
  • discuss how these principles may be applied to cervical screening
  • propose standards for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme
  • propose a national system for quality assurance
  • identify the further work that has to be done