External Quality Assessment Scheme for the Evaluation of Papanicolaou Staining in Cervical Cytology, Protocol and Standard Operating Procedures

NHSCSP Publication No. 19 - ISBN 1 84 4630 13 7
Published Apr 2004

This document was written by a working group set up to devise a protocol and standard operating procedures for the assessment of Papanicolaou stained cervical cytology samples in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. It will be reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to change.

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