Annual call for new screening programmes open
It's the time of year when we throw open the doors of the UK National Screening Committee to ideas for new population screening programmes.
UK National Screening Committee
GP and social scientist needed to join UK National Screening Committee
As many readers of this blog will know, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the NHS about population screening. It is currently chaired by Professor Bob Steele, Director of Centre for Research into Cancer Prevention and Screening, …
UK NSC reports on its year of screening recommendations
We have published the latest annual report of the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendations on whether to screen for conditions based on reviews of the best quality evidence.
Guidance on informed choice in screening
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Sikha de Souza, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
The final, UK NSC branded guidance on personal informed choice has been published.
What PHE Screening has been blogging about
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Fetal Anomaly 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, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee
Here’s a list of every blog issued in January and February 2018.
Primary HPV testing update
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee
Ruth Stubbs, PHE's Cervical Screening Programme Manager, shares how the plans for introducing HPV primary screening are coming along.
UK NSC stakeholders learn how we turn screening requests into practice
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Zeenat Mauthoor, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
Last month we held the third annual UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) stakeholder event.
Videos worth watching: Dr Henrietta Campbell
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
Watch Dr Henrietta Campbell, Chair of the UK NSC from 1998 to 2006, talk about the experiences and challenges she has faced while working in screening.
UK NSC public consultation: screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
The UK National Screening Committee is consulting publicly until 4 November on whether an evaluation of screening for screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) should be undertaken in the NHS.
UK NSC reports on its year of screening recommendations
Screening in the UK: making effective recommendations 2016 to 2017 summarises all the screening recommendations made between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 and the evidence behind those recommendations.