Guidance

AAA screening: standard operating procedures

This document contains guidance for providers of a local NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 27 July 2011
• Last updated: 1 October 2024 — See all updates

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Executive summary

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The local AAA screening service

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Screening pathway

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Pathway standards, risk management and quality assurance

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Site survey form

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Self referral form

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Screening in detained settings

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Details

These standard operating procedures (SOPs) assist screening leads, commissioners and other key stakeholders in establishing and implementing an NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

Published 27 July 2011
Last updated 1 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 October 2024

   Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

2. 10 March 2017

   Updated with March 2017 edition of AAA screening standard operating procedures

3. 25 September 2015

   Uploaded revised standard operating procedures: version 4.0.

4. 27 August 2015

   Updated to remove out of date national programme team contact details

5. 27 July 2011

   First published.