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The Manchester Cytology Centre is fully accredited by UKAS to ISO15189:2022 – accreditation number: 8648. All cervical samples are processed and screened following NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidelines and the regional Screening Quality Assurance Services (SQAS) recommendations.
The cervical screening service participates in the regional gynaecological and technical EQA schemes, and the performance of all screening and reporting staff is monitored in accordance with NHSCSP guidelines.
HPV testing is undertaken by Virology, the department participates in two UK National EQA schemes.
The management and staff teams within the department are committed to providing a quality service to our users. We aim to continually improve our service through internal audit and annual feedback from our users. If you do have a complaint, concern or compliment about any aspect of the service, this should be addressed to the Cytology Laboratory Manger or Lead Biomedical Scientists.
(Last reviewed February 2025)