Reviewing quality and performance helps improve outcomes for babies with hearing loss
How one local newborn hearing screening provider has improved the timely assessment of referred babies in the audiology service.
Improving diabetic eye screening uptake in the young
It’s a well-known fact that young people’s engagement with diabetic eye screening could be better. Here's a fascinating account of how one area has been driving up screening attendance.
What we blogged about in June 2019
Here's your handy round-up of June 2019 screening blogs.
Our new introduction to population screening e-learning module is live
Our exciting new e-learning module provides an interactive introduction to population screening. Find out more.
Antenatal and newborn screening digital information survey results
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Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Find out what antenatal and newborn screening colleagues said in response to our antenatal and newborn screening digital information survey.
New ‘reason for recall’ field in breast screening IT system will drive up quality
The next release of the National Breast Screening System is introducing a new ‘reason for recall’ field, allowing mammogram image readers to report the reason for images being recalled.
Screening data and information objectives
Standards are one of the ways we can see how well national screening programmes are performing. Find out how the data team at PHE will be working to publish high-quality information on screening in 2019/20.
What you told us about our inequalities strategy
Our survey into the effectiveness of the PHE Screening inequalities strategy highlighted lots of good practice and suggestions for improvements.
Call for experts in neonatal/infant ophthalmology or paediatric genito urinary medicine
The newborn and infant screening programme (NIPE) is currently looking for experts in the field of neonatal/infant ophthalmology or genito urinary medicine.
Timely reminder of screening data submission deadlines
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Buki Asanbe and Elsie Fok, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Important information for local screening providers on how and when they need to validate and submit key performance indicator (KPI) and screening standards data.