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Changes ahead for the national screening system

Professor Anne Mackie, 30 September 2021 - General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, 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, UK National Screening Committee

Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.

What we blogged about in August and September 2021

Jonny Fertray, 30 September 2021 - General information

Our round-up of the Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in August and September 2021.

Pinging in the changes – update on text messaging in screening

Amish Acharya, 30 September 2021 - General information

PHE has collaborated with Imperial College London to improve our guidance around text message reminders in the NHS screening programmes.

Fourth quarterly KPI data for 2020 to 2021 published

Lizzie Tempest, 27 August 2021 - General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, 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

Public Health England (PHE) has published the fourth set of quarterly 2020 to 2021 key performance indicator (KPI) data for the NHS screening programmes.

Find the screening information you need on GOV.UK

Jonny Fertray, 5 August 2021 - General information

Here are some handy tips for finding the information you need on GOV.UK.

What we blogged about in June and July 2021

Jonny Fertray, 3 August 2021 - General information

Our round-up of the Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in June and July 2021.

Updated screening information for GPs and other primary care staff

Dr Jim McMorran, 16 July 2021 - General information

Public Health England has updated its screening information for GPs and practice staff on GOV.UK.

Cancer Research UK’s role in supporting health professionals on informed choice in NHS screening

Rachael Ogley, 2 July 2021 - General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme

In this guest blog, CRUK explains how health professionals have an important role to play in supporting people to make an informed choice to access cancer screening.

Supporting informed choice in NHS screening – a view from Cancer Research UK

Sophia Lowes, 18 June 2021 - General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme

Public Health England Screening asked Cancer Research UK to tell us about their work on informed choice. Sophia Lowes, a health information manager at CRUK, tells us more.

Inequalities consistently addressed in quality assurance visits to local NHS screening services

Val Armstrong and Helen Smith, 16 June 2021 - General information, Screening Quality Assurance Service

A national audit of quality assurance visits to local screening services found that SQAS teams consistently address inequalities in visits across all screening programmes.

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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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