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.
In the short video below, Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening for Public Health England, reflects on screening's achievements during 2016.
...screening year. Help us improve report next year We want to make sure we provide you with information about the NHS Screening Programmes in the format that is most useful...
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.
...hospitals that will be involved initially and the results and information to be collected during the evaluation process and beyond. Deciding what to do after receiving a positive screening test...
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.
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 …
...effective, and compliant with EU procurement rules. A full implementation plan has not yet been agreed. However, PHE and NHS England will continue to work in collaboration with clinical experts...
The 2015 to 2016 screening year – 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 – was particularly exciting and productive for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).
...of bowel cancer screening letters. I'm Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening at Public Health England (PHE). This is my second biannual letter to GPs in England (the first was...
...make child vision screening fit for purpose for the coming decades and ensure more children like Cameron get the help they need to achieve their educational and social potential. PHE...