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.
Reviewing our screening resource cards for midwives
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Sheila Miller, Posted on:
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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
Information about replacing our credit card sized collection of plastic resource cards which support midwives in their conversations about screening with women and their families, to facilitate informed choices.
Level 3 screening diploma: what professionally regulated staff need to know
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
Completion of the level 3 diploma is required for screeners who are not qualified healthcare professionals currently on a professional register. Qualified professionals working in the AAA or DES programmes only need to complete the units of the diploma that are relevant to their role.
UK NSC reports on its year of screening recommendations
We have published the latest annual report of the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendations on whether to screen for conditions based on reviews of the best quality evidence.
Guidance on informed choice in screening
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Sikha de Souza, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
The final, UK NSC branded guidance on personal informed choice has been published.
Attracting mammographers back into screening
PHE Screening is supporting a national campaign to bring out-of-practice radiographers back into their profession as mammographers in the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
AAA screening networking day success
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
The 2018 AAA screening national networking and information sharing day brought together more than 100 delegates from local providers, commissioners and the screening quality assurance service.
Our 3-year screening blog anniversary
Three years ago, back in the summer of 2015, we hit the 'publish' button on our very first blog screening blog post. To mark the occasion we are going to take you, our loyal blog subscribers, on a little trip down memory lane as well as offer a few reminders about some features you may have forgotten about.
Newborn blood spot failsafe solution: a new process for babies living or screened in Wales
This blog is about a new process for managing the records of babies who are born in England but live in Wales, or have newborn blood spot screening tests carried out in Wales.
Newborn blood spot screening handbook just got better
We’ve just published an updated version of the newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme handbook for health professionals.
Diabetic eye screening staff: register now for national events
We are delighted to announce registration details for 2 upcoming national NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme events.