UK NSC reports on its year of screening recommendations

We have published the latest annual report of the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendations on whether to screen for conditions based on reviews of the best quality evidence.
Professor Anne Mackie is the Director of Screening for Public Health England.
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.
We have published the latest annual report of the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendations on whether to screen for conditions based on reviews of the best quality evidence.
Reducing inequalities is one of the main aims of Public Health England. So I'm really pleased to launch the PHE Screening inequalities strategy.
...been working closely with NHS England on the introduction of HPV primary screening in the cervical screening programme by 2020 to ensure this change will be safe, effective and sustainable....
...with 9 rare but serious conditions get the essential treatment they need as soon as possible after birth We continuously seek to improve the safety, quality and health benefits our...
Today we’ve published – after several years of hard work by many talented people – a large set of resources that can help providers ensure high quality local screening services.
...provide up to date news from all NHS screening programmes. You can register to receive updates direct to your inbox, so there’s no need to keep checking for new blogs....
...inequalities affect screening There are many people who decide not to be screened, which is entirely their choice. These people might have screening, but only if we provide better information...
...provide feedback. Second annual call for topics Any organisation or individual can make a proposal, providing that: the condition is not already on the UK NSC list of health screening...
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.
Some of us in Public Health England (PHE), myself included, have worked in screening a long time.
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.
Find out more about the implications for health screening in our Changes ahead for the national screening system blog article.
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