The national screening programmes are fundamentally equitable, offering a test to everyone in a given population – whether that is pregnant women (antenatal programmes), all people with diabetes aged 12 and over (diabetic eye) or all 65-year-old men (abdominal aortic …
If you want to know something about the national NHS Screening Programmes, the screening helpdesk is there to help. Enquiries to the helpdesk have increased by almost half, from 971 to 1,440 in the last year - especially since taking …
The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) screens babies during the first few weeks of their lives to help find those born with a hearing loss. This means babies and their families can be offered the right support, treatment and information at the very earliest …
Just a reminder that the consultation on a revised version of the guidelines for newborn blood spot sampling closes on 29 September. These guidelines, which were last updated in 2012, support the recommendation of blood spot screening to parents, the …
The success of screening depends upon its ability to find those who have the condition the programme is testing for.
Today is Jeans for Genes Day and it's a great chance to highlight the fantastic work that goes into diagnosing, treating and supporting children with genetic disorders.
It’s only just over six years since we started the national implementation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening in six limited areas of England. But later this autumn we’ll hit a significant milestone by screening our one millionth 65-year-old man.
Website content for health professionals about cancer screening in England is to get a new home. We are moving to the GOV.UK website in the next few weeks.
The latest national training for fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) ultrasonographers starts today (11 September) and it features a groundbreaking online learning package. The new training, which is being held for the first time in Cambridge today, instructs staff on …
We have a duty to provide information about screening in a way that enables people to make informed choices. We aim to provide clear, concise and accurate evidence-based information for both public and professionals. To help ensure equality of access …
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