title: BAC recommended code of practice for cytology laboratories participating in the UK cervical screening programmes 2015: a secondary publication.
authors.affiliation: NHS Grampian - Department of Pathology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Derby Teaching Hospitals, NHSFT, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Derby Teaching Hospitals, NHSFT, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cropper
authors.affiliation: Department of Histocytopathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, UK.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.affiliation: Public Health England - Screening Quality Assurance Service, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Pathology, Bedford Hospital, NHS Trust, Bedford, UK.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mutch
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D057205:Automation, Laboratory / Q000592:standards; D003585:Cell Biology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000379:methods; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D008485:Medical Audit; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: British Association for Cytopathology; cervical cytology; cervical screening; code of practice