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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.
Our child vision screening resources - a year on
It's hard to believe that it was almost a year ago when we published the suite of resources to support the commissioning and delivery of high quality vision screening for 4 to 5 year olds in England.
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, …
New easy guide aims to improve access to diabetic eye screening
We have published an updated version of our easy guide to diabetic eye screening to help make diabetic eye screening more accessible to people who have a learning disability or who struggle with written English.
Explaining repeat newborn blood spot tests to parents
We've just updated guidance for the newborn blood spot programme.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first few months as national bowel cancer screening programme manager
Karen Emery-Downing reflects on her first few months as national programme manager of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
NIPT implementation: how professionals felt about our face-to-face training and development events
More than 400 delegates attended 8 training events across England ahead of the an evaluative rollout of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to the fetal anomaly screening pathway.
Sign up now for one of our screening masterclasses
Book your place now on a screening masterclasses this autumn.
National fetal anomaly screening guidance updated
We have updated our national guidance the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) handbook and the FASP handbook for laboratories to help ensure local screening services meet national standards.
Reaccreditation of AAA screeners: new dates out now
The University of Salford has published 16 dates for reaccreditation sessions for AAA screening technicians from October 2018 to February 2020.