New guidance on improving access to NHS screening programmes for people with learning disabilities
New national guidance for health professionals to support people with learning disabilities to understand and access the NHS screening programmes.
Mike Harris
Mike is the head of UK NSC transparency and public understanding. A former journalist, he has worked in screening since 2010.
Pioneering picture stories can help reduce barriers to NHS cancer screening
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
Charity Beyond Words has updated its wordless picture stories about bowel cancer screening, breast screening and cervical screening for people with learning disabilities and/or autism and others.
Powerful service user videos remind us why focusing on inequalities is so important
Watch and share powerful video clips of service users with learning disabilities talking about their experiences of screening.
New printable versions of some NHS antenatal and newborn screening information
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General information, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
New simple A4 printable PDF versions of 6 of the most commonly used ANNB screening publications.
More please: praise for PHE screening inequalities conference
The PHE Screening Inequalities Conference held virtually over Microsoft Teams was rated ‘good’ or ‘very good’ by 97% of attendees who completed the evaluation survey following the event.
Binge watch the PHE Screening Inequalities Conference on catch up
How to watch the second national PHE Screening Inequalities Conference if you missed the big event.
New printable A4 PDFs of AAA and diabetic eye screening information
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
We have published printable versions of the AAA and diabetic eye screening public information resources on a new public information leaflets page of the blog.
NHS diabetic eye screening leaflet translations go digital
Translations of the 4 national NHS diabetic eye screening public information leaflets have been updated and published on GOV.UK in accessible HTML format.
New short links to NHS screening information online
You can now use short, memorable web addresses to direct people to all the NHS screening information for the public on GOV.UK.
Screening easy guides updated thanks to expert users
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The Screening tests for you and your baby easy guides have been improved and updated thanks to fantastic partnership work with The Elfrida Society, a London-based learning disability charity.