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Screening inequalities and what we’re doing about them
Dr Anne Mackie, Director of PHE Screening, explains how inequalities affect screening and what actions we are taking to understand and address these differences.
Dr Anne Mackie
Dr Anne Mackie is the Director of Programmes for the UK National Screening Committee.
Anne has worked in Public Health for nearly 20 years across London and the South East. Previous roles have included medical director of the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group, Director of Public Health in Kent and Director of Public Health in South West London. Latterly Anne was Director of Public Health for London SHA before taking on her current post in August 2007. She lives in London with her partner and their daughter.
Is there a health condition we should consider for screening?
The annual call is your opportunity to make a proposal for a new topic to be considered by the UK NSC as part of its regular review process.
Help us improve child vision screening: consultation now open
I’m delighted to report that following the sterling work of our child vision group, we are now consulting on all the draft resources they have produced.
Could you chair one of our screening programme advisory groups?
Some of us in Public Health England (PHE), myself included, have worked in screening a long time.
Review of 2016: a year of major landmarks for screening
In the short video below, Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening for Public Health England, reflects on screening's achievements during 2016.
Driving forward research into GBS
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of illness in babies, children and elderly adults. It remains the commonest infection that causes serious illness in newborn babies.
Addition of non-invasive test to improve screening for pregnant women
A new test will be added to the fetal anomaly screening pathway following an announcement by the Department of Health.
We still have the vision!
Children have all sorts of eye problems (just like adults) from viral conjunctivitis through to mild or moderate sight problems and, very rarely, blindness. Most children with eye problems are picked up by their parents or teachers.
Annual call for new screening topics: your chance to have your say
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has more than 400 registered stakeholders and many other groups interested in its work. A number of these will be keen to see population screening introduced in the UK for a condition that …
PHE announces help for cervical screening laboratories
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England relies on laboratories to screen and report on cervical cytology samples (3.2 million were examined in 2014-15).