Investigation into the management of health screening The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the proportion of eligible adults receiving health screening is inconsistent across different areas in England and that services are not operating to the ‘agreed standards’.
All the screening programmes investigated 1 failed to meet the ’standard’ target for the percentage of eligible people attending screening appointments in 2017-18. However, the bowel screening programme nearly achieved the target with coverage2 of 59.6% against a standard target of 60%. For the first time in 2017-18, the Department also set a ‘lower threshold’ target3, which all, except for the cervical programme, met. The cervical programme achieved coverage of 72% against a standard target of 80% and a lower threshold of 75%. National Audit Office
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All the screening programmes investigated 1 failed to meet the ’standard’ target for the percentage of eligible people attending screening appointments in 2017-18. However, the bowel screening programme nearly achieved the target with coverage2 of 59.6% against a standard target of 60%. For the first time in 2017-18, the Department also set a ‘lower threshold’ target3, which all, except for the cervical programme, met. The cervical programme achieved coverage of 72% against a standard target of 80% and a lower threshold of 75%. National Audit Office
See Also:
- Health screening 'not meeting targets', report finds BBC News - Health
- NHS England cervical screening backlog revealed by watchdog The Guardian
- Smear results for 150,000 women left in backlog amid NHS failings The Telegraph
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