Updated: Added possibility of GPs sharing relevant information with screening services.
This publication explains how and why population screening programmes collect and process data. It covers:
- the information used by the NHS to invite people to be screened
- the information used by Public Health England to ensure screening is safe and effective
- the screening programmes and your rights
- how long personally identifiable information is kept
- how your information is protected and kept confidential
- the information shared by Public Health England
- population screening programmes and the law
- how to find out more or raise a concern