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This document provides details of tests for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), that have been approved for use in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP).

The tests may be used for:

• primary HPV screening
• HPV triage of borderline and low-grade abnormalities
• the test of cure of treatment, according to national protocols

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