Publication, Part of Cervical Screening (Annual)
Cervical Screening Programme, England - 2023-2024 [NS]
Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics
2024-25 Publication Information
The 2024-25 Cervical Screening Programme Annual Statistical Bulletin is delayed whilst we transition the reporting of data from Open Exeter to the Cervical Screening Management System. The bulletin will be published as soon as possible following completion of this work.
29 September 2025 14:55 PM
Amendment to Section 3, Colposcopy; Outcomes of Colposcopy Treatment
This section has been amended to correct the stated percentages of diagnostic and treatment biopsies.
The amendment is only to the percentages in the section text, the data table did not require amendment.
9 January 2026 15:47 PM
Summary
People 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 covers the NHS Cervical Screening Programme for England in 2023-2024. It includes data on the call and recall system, on screening samples examined by pathology laboratories and on subsequent referrals to colposcopy clinics.
Highlights
68.8% of eligible individuals aged 25 to 64 adequately screened
5.12 million individuals aged 25 to 64 invited for screening
3.25 million individuals aged 25 to 64 tested
251,251 referrals to colposcopy in 2023-24
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Last edited: 12 January 2026 9:55 am