Here is a round-up of each and every Public Health England (PHE) screening blog post published in January 2020. There were 23 in total.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening
How Leicestershire used national resources to tackle AAA screening inequalities
How one screening programme used a quality assurance visit to tackle inequalities.
Breast screening
Calling all cytology screeners: the breast screening programme needs you!
The breast screening programme is encouraging cytology screeners to consider retraining as mammographers.
Tackling shortages in the breast imaging workforce
Find out how we are working to increase the breast screening programme imaging workforce.
Bowel screening
Bowel cancer screening — new information for people with learning disabilities
Information on our new suite of resources to help tackle inequalities nationally in bowel cancer screening.
Cervical screening
First cervical screening annual standards report published
Read about our first annual data report on the national cervical screening programme standards, focusing on performance in England from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
Significant landmark as primary HPV screening is offered across England
Primary HPV screening has now been fully rolled out and is being offered across England.
Diabetic eye screening
Sign up now for 2020 national diabetic eye screening conference
Register now for the 7th diabetic eye screening conference with the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) on Friday 24 April.
Diabetic eye screening extended intervals: what will people need to know?
Help us make sure the information we provide about extending diabetic eye screening people for low risk people is fit for purpose.
Fetal anomaly screening
Blood sample quality in fetal anomaly screening
Important reminders about ensuring NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme samples are taken, stored and transported correctly.
General information
PHE Screening Helpdesk – Using information to improve service
The Screening helpdesk answers thousands of queries. Find out how it uses data gathered from this to help improve our services.
Conference maintains momentum to combat screening inequalities
Around 130 delegates attended the first ever national PHE Screening Inequalities Conference.
Reducing barriers to screening for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people
Read about how the LGBT Foundation works to reduce inequalities in screening for LGBT people.
Screening key performance indicators: latest data publications
We have published the annual screening data for the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the 2018 to 2019 screening year (1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019).
Screening masterclasses – all the dates in one place
Find out about upcoming screening masterclasses and sign yourself up on our new webpage.
A handy guide to saving shortcuts on smartphone home screens
We’ve created a short guide on how to create shortcuts to screening resources.
A successful week from the Health Screening module at Warwick
Read about the hard work going into and successful outcomes from the Health Screening module.
Newborn blood spot (NBS) screening
Newborn blood spot screening turns 50
We marked 50 years of screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in newborn babies with a special series of blog posts. We started with this post looking back at how it all started.
A trip down memory lane for newborn blood spot screening
Professor Anne Green and Professor Rodney Pollitt share some insights into the programme’s early days.
Living with PKU – a parent’s perspective
Caroline Bridges shares her daughter’s screening story and tells us what life is like living with PKU.
Newborn hearing screening
New digital and translated versions of audiology referral leaflet
Check out our new digital version of the national audiology leaflet for parents of babies referred from screening.
Newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening
Reducing risk of hip problems in babies
Prostate cancer risk management
Guidance updated on PSA testing for prostate cancer
Read about our updated guidance for GPs and well men aged 50 and over about prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer.
Sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening
Bursary applications now open for genetic risk assessment and counselling course
The NHS SCT Screening Programme is offering 25 funded places on this year’s course at King’s College London.
PHE Screening blog
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