Changes ahead for the national screening system
Changes ahead for the national screening system
Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.
New cervical screening guidance on call and recall administration published
We have published new guidance on administration good practice in the call and recall service.
Second quarterly KPI data for 2019 to 2020 published
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Lizzie Tempest, Posted on:
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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
We have published the second set of quarterly key performance indicator (KPI) data for the 2019 to 2020 year.
SCT screening programme offering free study days
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Register now for an SCT screening programme update or specialist counsellor update.
The importance of genetic counselling in sickle cell and thalassemia screening
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Sarah Bennett-Day, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
An antenatal and newborn screening coordinator discusses the benefits of attending a genetic risk assessment and haemoglobinopathy counselling course.
Making breast screening more accessible: views from British-Pakistani women
Researchers at the University of Manchester interviewed women from underserved populations to hear what the main barriers to attending breast screening were for them.
Raising diabetic eye screening uptake in the LGBT community
Engaging the LGBT community in diabetic eye screening
New standards for newborn blood spot screening
The revised standards have been published and will be implemented from 1 April.
New checklist to reduce avoidable repeat tests
Avoiding repeat newborn blood spot screening tests one maternity service at a time
Working together to tackle cancer screening inequalities in London
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Josephine Ruwende, Katherine Taylor, Dr Sophie Jose, Julie Lees and Dr Nicola Lang, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
The Healthy London Partnership has been focusing on tackling health inequalities, including those in cancer screening.
Changes to AAA screening technician reaccreditation
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi and Lisa Summers, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
The way screening technicians' scanning competence is tested is changing.