Find out more about the UK’s cancer screening programmes as well as information and support to help encourage participation in screening.
The training within this section could help you to meet knowledge gaps within the following ACCEND capabilities. Visit the ACCEND page to download the framework for your role.
- Domain F, capability 23
Introduction to Population Screening
Provides a short introduction to what screening is – and is not. It includes common misconceptions and explanations of important terms. Screening professionals are encouraged to complete this module before moving on to the relevant programme-specific resources.
- Target Audience: Screening professionals
- Type of Learning: E-learning
- Provider: E-Learning for Health
- Link: HEE elfh Hub (e-lfh.org.uk)
Cancer Screening
Support the training of healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of the NHS Screening Programmes in England. Covering all 11 NHS screening programmes including the three cancer screening programmes; NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), NHS Breast Screening Programme (BSP), NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP).
- Target Audience: Screening professional
- Level: Essential
- Type of Learning: E-learning
- Provider: E-Learning for Health
- Link: NHS Screening Programmes – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
Barriers and challenges to cancer screening for the LGBTQ+ communities
During this webinar Prof Emma Crosbie and Dr Jennifer Davies-Oliveira from the Manchester Cancer Research Centre will share insights and findings from their research looking at barriers to cervical screening within LGBTQ+ communities and possible solutions to overcome these barriers and increase screening uptake.
- Type of Learning: Recorded webinar
- Provider: Macmillan Cancer Support
- Time to Complete: 1 hour
- Link: LGBTQ+ Webinar 1 Barriers and challenges to Cancer Screening for the LGBTQ+ communities – Macmillan (fuseuniversal.com)
Cancer Screening – Cancer Research UK
Find out more about the UK’s three Cancer screening programmes as well as information and support to help encourage participation in screening
Cancer Screening – Cancer Matters Wessex
Read the WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE and HOW for the three national cancer screening programmes (breast, bowel and cervical) with useful links and videos
You may also like to explore the primary care toolkit, the primary care lunch and learn webinars and Gateway C training platform
