Clinical skills trainers (CSTs), internal quality assurance (IQA) leads and programme co-ordinators should use this document to help guide and support screening technicians during their initial training and as a reference tool for their professional development and on-going quality assurance.
This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
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Published 15 December 2014 Last updated 8 January 2025 +show all updates
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.Updated description of the scan following peer review. Added information on the management of non-visualised aortas and more detail on incidental findings. New sections added on governance and oversight arrangements with local screening services. Three new references added.All updates published in HTML, replacing previous guidance in PDF.