NHS Cervical Screening Programme Update

From September, the NHS plans to start sending some results from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, utilising the NHS App.

Those patients who have a negative test result will be notified of this by an NHS App message. It will also appear as an NHS App notification. If the NHS App message isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe. 

Abnormal result letters will continue for the time being to be delivered by post. 

This change follows the successful rollout of digital invitations and reminders in June 2025, where since the launch, 9 out of every 10 invitations are being sent digitally, with the remainder being sent by post.