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.
Celebrate the first International Neonatal Screening Day today, 28 June 2021
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Prof Jim Bonham, Posted on:
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NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
Professional and patient organisations and health systems around the world are celebrating International Neonatal Screening Day for this first time today.
Supporting informed choice in NHS screening – a view from Cancer Research UK
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Sophia Lowes, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
Public Health England Screening asked Cancer Research UK to tell us about their work on informed choice. Sophia Lowes, a health information manager at CRUK, tells us more.
Virtual clinical skills trainers and quality assurance leads (AAA) regional networking events
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
Register now for a regional AAA networking event in September.
Inequalities consistently addressed in quality assurance visits to local NHS screening services
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Val Armstrong and Helen Smith, Posted on:
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General information, Screening Quality Assurance Service
A national audit of quality assurance visits to local screening services found that SQAS teams consistently address inequalities in visits across all screening programmes.
Tomosynthesis – training requirement update for staff reporting images
The training requirements for staff reporting digital breast tomosynthesis images within the NHS breast screening programme have been revised.
New guidance on improving access to NHS screening programmes for people with learning disabilities
New national guidance for health professionals to support people with learning disabilities to understand and access the NHS screening programmes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you – what you do makes a difference
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Nadia Permalloo, 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
We (PHE Screening, and NHS England and NHS Improvement) want to take a moment to recognise the huge contribution of all staff who work so hard to deliver the NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes.
What we blogged about in May 2021
Our round-up of the Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in May 2021.
Updated NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme guidance published
Read about changes to the PHE bowel cancer screening guidance on colonoscopy, pathology and radiology.
NIPT to be evaluated as a new part of NHS screening pathway for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) was today added to the existing NHS screening pathway for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome.