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.
Improving early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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Rachel Carter and Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
...and 31 March 2016, approximately 50% of women were screened by 10 weeks gestation (the acceptable level for this standard). Women in high prevalence areas were less likely to be...
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening handbook for antenatal laboratories updated
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Yvonne Daniel and Joan Henthorn, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
...of an updated version of the antenatal laboratory handbook for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme. The updated antenatal laboratory handbook for the NHS Sickle Cell and...
SCT training update, including free KCL course
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
This study day is for non specialist nurses, midwives and health visitors working in SCT screening in England. Accredited by the Royal College of Midwives, I am pleased to say we are able to provide funding for eligible participants.
NIPE national team hits the road to update health professionals
The NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme (NIPE) held 5 regional events across the country to update health professionals involved in the the national programme.
Screening inequalities and what we’re doing about them
...inequalities affect screening There are many people who decide not to be screened, which is entirely their choice. These people might have screening, but only if we provide better information...
We need more clinical endoscopists in bowel cancer screening
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Karen Emery-Downing and Donna Sidonio, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
Nurse endoscopists already undertake as much of 20% of the workload in an endoscopy unit. NHS Improving Quality initiatives have estimated clinical endoscopists could carry out up to 40% of low risk, high volume endoscopic procedures.
Is there a health condition we should consider for screening?
...provide feedback. Second annual call for topics Any organisation or individual can make a proposal, providing that: the condition is not already on the UK NSC list of health screening...
What PHE Screening blogged about in August 2017
...in the review and revision of 3 important national information leaflets. General Information 14 August 2017 - 2017 to 2018 screening service specifications: the main changes NHS England has published...
Does age matter when thinking of NHS newborn screening programmes?
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Nadia Permalloo, Posted on:
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NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
...to and including 3 months old. Infants older than 3 months and up to one year old. Children over one year old. Use this flow diagram to easily put children...
Parents’ stories: personal experiences of sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
...wanted to: hear examples of positive outcomes for affected children be put in touch with patient organisations who could find someone in the community to support them meet young people...