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Public information leaflets
Public Health England (PHE) develops the information leaflets used by the NHS to invite people for the population screening programmes and enable them to make informed choices.
On GOV.UK, we publish the leaflets in accessible HTML format. This is best for people reading the information online, such as on their phones.
For people without easy internet access, it can sometimes be helpful to print a leaflet out. While it’s possible to print HTML leaflets, PDF files are currently the easier option for printing.
Both formats are available in the tables below.
NHS young person and adult screening programmes
Programme |
Leaflet |
Formats |
| AAA screening | Monitoring your small abdominal aortic aneurysm | HTML | PDF |
| AAA screening | Monitoring your medium abdominal aortic aneurysm | HTML | PDF |
| AAA screening | Screening results: large abdominal aortic aneurysm | HTML | PDF |
| Bowel cancer screening | Helping you decide | HTML | PDF |
| Bowel cancer screening | Having a colonoscopy | HTML | PDF |
| Bowel cancer screening | Having a CTC scan | HTML | PDF |
| Breast screening | Breast screening: helping you decide | HTML | PDF |
| Breast screening | How to register with a GP | HTML | PDF |
| Breast screening | Breast screening for women aged 71 and over | HTML | PDF |
| Breast screening | Breast screening: partial or incomplete mammography | HTML | PDF |
| Breast screening | Breast screening for women at higher risk | HTML | PDF |
| Cervical screening | Cervical screening: helping you decide | HTML | PDF |
| Cervical screening | Cervical screening: having a colposcopy | HTML | PDF |
| Cervical screening | Cervical screening: support for people who feel anxious about attending | HTML | PDF |
| Diabetic eye screening | Your guide to diabetic eye screening | HTML | PDF |
| Diabetic eye screening | Your guide to diabetic retinopathy | HTML | PDF |
| Diabetic eye screening | Closer monitoring and treatment for diabetic retinopathy | HTML | PDF |
| Diabetic eye screening | Diabetic eye screening: slit lamp examination | HTML | PDF |
| Cross-programme resource | Screening information for trans and non-binary people | HTML | PDF |
Screening history review information
Information provided by clinicians to individuals having a review of their screening history.
| Cervical screening | Cervical screening: reviewing your cervical screening history | HTML | PDF |
NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes
Programme |
Leaflet |
Formats |
| Screening in pregnancy | CVS and amniocentesis diagnostic tests: description in brief | HTML | PDF |
| Screening in pregnancy | Pregnancy dating scan | HTML | PDF |
| Screening in pregnancy | 20-week scan | HTML | PDF |
| Screening in pregnancy | Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: options after a higher chance screening result | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn screening | Screening tests for babies in special care units | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | CHT suspected: description in brief | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | CHT further information for families | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | Cystic fibrosis suspected: description in brief | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | Cystic fibrosis carrier: description in brief | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | GA1: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | GA1: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | HCU: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | HCU: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | IVA: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | IVA: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | IVA: mild IVA | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | MCADD: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | MCADD: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | MSUD: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | MSUD: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | PKU: overview | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | PKU: further information | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn blood spot screening | SCID: information for parents and carers | HTML | PDF |
| Newborn hearing screening | Your baby’s visit to the audiology clinic | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | SCT screening: information for fathers | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | SCT screening: your baby carries a gene for sickle cell | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | Your baby carries a gene for Haemoglobin C | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | Your baby carries a gene for Haemoglobin D | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | Your baby carries a gene for Haemoglobin E | HTML | PDF |
| Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening | Your baby carries a gene for Haemoglobin OArab | HTML | PDF |