Changing technology enables remote supervision of assistant practitioners working on NHS breast screening mobile vans
Remote supervision of assistant practitioners could help to increase recruitment.
Jacquie Jenkins
Jacquie Jenkins has worked in breast screening since 1996 gaining vast experience of the programme working in several senior regional roles within the quality assurance service. She particularly has an interest in data and screening performance and has worked to develop methods to analyse individual performance for dissemination to professionals within the programme.
She is now the PHE national breast screening programme manager, leading on the operational management of the breast screening programme (NHSBSP). Her first degree in Social Policy and Administration and post-graduate qualifications in research methods are useful in key components of the role which include leading on the revision of Programme Standards and having oversight of projects that contribute to the quality improvement and effective delivery of the Programme.
Jacquie worked in banking and taught classical guitar prior to working in the NHSBSP.
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