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.
Open the door ... to open document format
An explanation of why we now publish files on GOV.UK in open document format and what you need to know about the change.
Book your place at national NIPE conference 2019
Book your place at the national newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme conference in September 2019.
Health screener diploma is positive experience for learners and assessors
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Emma Wright and Jacquie Brennan, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
More than 100 people have now successfully gained their Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners. Here, an assessor and a learner share their experience of the diploma.
Latest screening KPI data and other updates
We have published the latest key performance indicator (KPI) data that measures how the NHS screening programmes are performing.
Changes to newborn blood spot failsafe reports
The weekly failsafe report for newborn blood spot screening is changing. Find out more about this important change.
HPV primary cervical screening pilot report published in BMJ
In 2013, 6 labs in England began looking for HPV first to see if this new test could be used in the cervical screening programme. The results from this pilot have now been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Support of bowel cancer screening programme crucial to fish oil trial
If you work in bowel cancer screening you may have recently read about a trial I led about treatment options for people at higher risk of bowel cancer. The name of the trial is certainly one you can't forget. We named it …
Primary HPV screening training resources launched
We have launched new training resources to meet requirements set out in guidance for cervical screening providers on implementing high-risk (hr) HPV testing.
Roll-out of IT system to collect newborn outcome data begins in earnest
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Newborn screening laboratories have started to use a new IT system that provides oversight of screen-positive babies from screening to specialist care.
Sign up now for 2019 national diabetic eye screening conference
The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme is again joining forces with the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in April to hold the sixth national diabetic eye screening conference on Friday 12 April 2019.