GP registration and NHS screening

A health system communication was cascaded about incomplete GP registrations meaning some patients may have missed some NHS screening invitations. This identified 5,261 people across 2,253 GP practices who are, or were, eligible for screening – an average of around 2 patients per practice. Affected individuals have been added to the relevant screening IT systems and measures are in place to prevent future occurrences. NHS England has written directly to affected people to explain how to access screening. Practices do not need to do any patient communication other than supporting with queries and offering timely cervical screening catch up. The communication asks GPs to check that in flight and rejected registrations are resolved in GP Links. If no patients are listed for resolution in GP Links, no further action is required. Information about why a GP registration may be rejected is available here.