Following a review of results from the English HPV primary screening pilot sites and international evidence, the UK National Screening Committee recommended at its January meeting that HPV primary screening should be adopted by the screening programme. We are now …
We are changing the way we store and distribute leaflets and other printed materials for our cancer screening programmes. This will affect all our clients who order our breast, cervical and bowel cancer screening resources.
Back in July I wrote about the recommendations made by the UK NSC in March 2015 and why saying no to screening can be a good thing as it means we can avoid harm to people and ensure that money …
Cervical Screening Programme: highlights from the 2014-15 annual report Hi screening colleagues. My name is Pritpal Rayat and I am the Statistical Section Head of the Screening and Immunisations team at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). My …
I'm Ruth Stubbs, the recently appointed national programme manager for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme (CSP). As you know from previous blogs, changes within PHE have seen all 11 NHS screening programmes brought together into a single screening division. The …
Download the primary care screening letter. I'm Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening at PHE. This is our first letter to GPs in England. We know you're busy – we plan to send just 2 of these a year. They contain …
Online information about cancer screening for health professionals has been transitioned to the GOV.UK website. All aboard for a whistle-stop tour! The NHS Cancer Screening Programmes website has now been taken out of service.
Website content for health professionals about cancer screening in England is to get a new home. We are moving to the GOV.UK website in the next few weeks.
Every woman looks forward to her cervical screening (‘smear’) test right? OK, so maybe not! Some of you at least will be relieved to know that cervical screening stops at 64. But why is this?