Guidance

Population screening: access for people with severe mental illness

Information for commissioners and screening providers, to help improve access to screening for people with severe mental illness.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 15 March 2019
• Last updated: 23 September 2021
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  1. 23 September 2021

     Updated with evidence from Severe mental illness: inequalities in cancer screening uptake report.

  2. 15 March 2019

     First published.

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NHS population screening: improving access for people with severe mental illness

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Appendix 1: mental health service providers

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This document provides information on how to improve access to screening for people with severe mental illness, including those in high, medium and low secure mental healthcare settings.

It is designed to be used by screening providers and commissioners.

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