In the short video below, Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening for Public Health England, reflects on screening's achievements during 2016.
It’s hard to believe it's a year since the first UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) conference, in December 2015.
I attended this year's screening module at Warwick University. I’m an ophthalmologist with a master’s degree in public health but that qualification had very little content in terms of screening.
The NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme uses a heel prick test to screen newborn babies for 9 rare but serious conditions. Babies who test positive can then be treated early, improving their health and, in some cases, preventing …
...December 2014 16 January 2015 14 February 2015 5 March 2015 4 April 2015 93% of samples arrived within 4 working days in the last financial year (April 2015 to...
The NHS Breast Screening Programme screens around 1.2 million women in England each year.
Informed choice is one of the most important principles at the heart of screening.
We have published the key performance indicator (KPI) data for the first quarter of 2016 to 2017 (1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016).
Hello, my name is Dr John Rodriguez and I am the Screening and Immunisation Lead for Kent and Medway. I’d like to tell you about the recently published national guidance on the management of patients not included on the screening register …
...screening year. Help us improve report next year We want to make sure we provide you with information about the NHS Screening Programmes in the format that is most useful...