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.
What we blogged about in March 2019
We published a whopping 24 articles on the PHE Screening blog during March 2019. In case you missed any of them, here is a quick round-up of what we blogged about along with links to the full articles.
Goodbye PHE…hello again NHS
Kate Israel has thoroughly enjoyed her secondment with PHE working in the newborn blood spot team. Here she looks back at her time with us.
New guides for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening IT system
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Robyn O’Loughlin, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
A new set of guides for users of the sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) newborn outcomes IT system have just been published.
Fascinating research presented at national AAA screening event
Find out what was discussed at the fourth national AAA screening research day event in Newcastle.
Reminder about fetal anomaly screening laboratory letters
A reminder for antenatal screening laboratories to use the standard templates to let pregnant women know about low chance fetal anomaly screening results.
Child vision screening: no change is needed to comply with GDPR
A reminder about GDPR implications for child vision screening and clarification that schools do not need the permission of parents before they can share children’s data with the providers of school health services.
PHE support for research into how AAAs develop
Support from Public Health England screening is helping medical researchers from the University of Leicester identify treatments which could potentially be used to reduce the numbers of men with life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) needing surgery. The research, funded by …
I’m so lucky screening found cancer early so I have the rest of my life to enjoy
Breast cancer survivor Gill Phillips describes how screening found her cancer very early so that it could be treated quickly and that she now has the rest of her life to enjoy.
Have you responded to the screening review call for evidence?
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
Professor Sir Mike Richards has been asked to conduct a major review of the English cancer screening programmes as part of a renewed drive to improve care and save lives. Please make any submissions by 18 April.
Update for primary care on cervical screening campaign
A reminder for primary care colleagues about Public Health England's current cervical screening campaign and information about how to access women's screening results (which are not available from the PHE Screening helpdesk).