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Screening year report showcases our work to reduce inequalities

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: General information
Illustration with the headline 'Reporting on another busy year of screening in England'. Illustration includes: image of a clinician carrying out hip element of the newborn and infant physical examination on a baby; the front cover of the PHE Screening information for trans people leaflet; a diagram showing a baby growing in the womb with labels to the umbilical cord, placenta and the mother's bloodstream with placental DNA and mother's DNA labelled; the front cover the PHE Screening easy guide to bowel scope screening, an image from the PHE Screening animation of antenatal and newborn screening; and a poster with the heading 'Protecting your baby against hepatitis B'

Get a glimpse of what is included in the NHS Screening Programmes in England 2017 to 2018 report

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Ensuring the accuracy of screening information

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 7 March 2019 - Categories: General information
A pair of hands holding an NHS breast screening leaflet

This article explains the benefits of local screening services using the national screening leaflets rather than producing their own information. It also describes the remit of Public Health England in terms of screening information produced by third parties outside of the NHS and government.

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We’ve made changes to the family origin questionnaire (FOQ)

Posted by: Jamili Miah, Posted on: 6 March 2019 - Categories: NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Picture of the front and back of the new Family Origin Questionnaire, with text saying 'The new version of the Family Origin Questionnaire has many improvements based on user feedback. It also now has 2 copies rather than 3.'

Details of the February 2019 changes and improvements to the sickle cell and thalassaemia screening family origin questionnaire.

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Updated standards published for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening

Posted by: Robyn O’Loughlin, Posted on: 4 March 2019 - Categories: NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Screenshot of updated sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme standards on GOV.UK

We have updated the national standards for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme.

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What we blogged about in February 2019

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 4 March 2019 - Categories: General information
Illustration with 5 photos with the heading 'Did you miss any screening blogs in February 2019?' Illustrations show professor Mark Hull of the University of Leeds who is leading the trial into the use of fish oil for patients at increased risk of bowel cancer, Emma Wright and Jacquie Brennan, assessor and learner for the Health screener diploma, the infographic used to illustrate the blog article on the publication of screening key performance indicator data, the front covers of the new spina bifida and anencephaly information leaflets for parents and an image of the Manchester skyline where the 2019 newborn and infant physical examination conference will be held

In case you missed any of them, here is a quick round-up of the PHE Screening blog articles published during February 2019.

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Public Health England (PHE) existed to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. It closed on 30 September 2021 and this blog is no longer updated.

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