New UK National Screening Committee website launches today
New UK National Screening Committee website launches today
Details of the new UK National Screening Committee website and blog, which launched on 17 May.
New animation helps parents understand their role in audiology assessment process
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Jane Hibbert and Lindsay Kimm, Posted on:
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NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
Check out our new animation that aims to support parents whose babies are referred from newborn hearing screening for audiological testing.
Pioneering picture stories can help reduce barriers to NHS cancer screening
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Mike Harris, Posted on:
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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.
NHS NIPE screening programme handbook updated and screen positive pathways published
Read about what has changed recently in the NHS NIPE programme handbook.
Recovery of vision screening services across England as schools return
In this guest blog, Karon McCarthy sets out the position of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS) on the resumption of child vision screening services following the impact of COVID-19.
New guidance published on disclosure of NHS cervical screening audit results
New guidance advises health professionals on how to communicate the results of invasive cancer audit reviews to women who were previously screened in the NHS cervical screening programme.
Recruitment for cervical screening self-sampling study now underway
We have made significant progress in the clinical validation process for cervical screening self-sampling.
New operational guidance for NIPT screening within the NHS
PHE Screening has today published new operational guidance on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), which will be added to the existing NHS screening programme for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome as part of an evaluative rollout from 1 June 2021.
Newborn infant and physical examination e-learning resource updated
The NIPE e-learning module has been updated and refreshed.
Hepatitis B quality improvement project launches with focus on screening and monitoring
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Laura Smeaton and Pat Schan, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
The hepatitis B quality improvement project has launched after nearly 3 years of planning and preparation. Find out more in this latest in a series of PHE Screening blog articles about this important project.
Avoiding delays in newborn blood spot sample delivery over Easter
How to prepare for possible delays in delivery of newborn blood spot samples over bank holidays.