We published 15 articles on the PHE Screening blog during the month of February 2019.
In case you missed any of them, here is a quick round-up of what we blogged about along with links to the full articles.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
Focusing on carers is helping to improve access to AAA screening for men with learning disabilities
The manager of the South Devon and Exeter AAA Screening Programme describes how her service has worked to improve access to screening for eligible men with learning disabilities by engaging with their carers.
Cervical screening
Cervical screening HPV test result research
Focus on research at University College London on the potential anxiety caused to women who receive a positive HPV test result from cervical screening.
Primary HPV screening training resources launched
Read about the new training resources we have launched to support staff who provide primary HPV screening in the cervical programme.
HPV primary cervical screening pilot report published in BMJ
The results of the first pilot into the use of primary HPV testing in the cervical screening programme are published in the British Medical Journal.
Diabetic eye screening
Sign up now for 2019 national diabetic eye screening conference
Registration opens for the sixth national diabetic eye screening conference organised jointly by the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and the Royal Society of Medicine.
Antenatal and newborn screening
Roll-out of IT system to collect newborn outcome data begins in earnest
Newborn screening laboratories have started to use a new IT system that provides oversight of babies that test positive for sickle cell disease or thalassaemia from screening to specialist care.
Changes to newborn blood sport failsafe reports
The weekly failsafe report for newborn blood spot screening is changing. Find out more about this important change.
Book your place at national NIPE conference 2019
You can register now for the national NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme conference in Manchester on 25 September 2019.
New spina bifida and anencephaly information leaflets for parents published
Updated parent information leaflets published on anencephaly and spina bifida, 2 of the conditions screened for at the fetal anomaly screening mid-pregnancy scan.
Workshops have positive impact on antenatal screening data
The national antenatal screening team travelled across the country to present a series of antenatal screening data workshops to maternity service providers.
Bowel cancer screening
Support of bowel cancer screening programme crucial to fish oil trial
Find out more about the research at the University of Leeds on using a component of fish oil in the treatment of people at higher risk of bowel cancer.
General information
Latest screening KPI data and other updates
Screening key performance indicator data published for the second quarter of the 2018 to 2019 screening year (1 July to 30 September 2018).
Health screener diploma is positive experience for learners and assessors
More than 100 people working in abdominal aortic aneurysm, diabetic eye and newborn hearing screening have now successfully gained their Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners. Here, an assessor and a learner share their experience of the diploma.
Open the door...to open document format
An explanation of why we now publish files on GOV.UK in open document format and what you need to know about the change.
Sign up for screening workshop at Warwick
Places are available on the University of Warwick’s popular one-day health screening workshop.
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