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
Early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening and the early offer of prenatal diagnosis (PND) is important in giving women and couples time to consider their options.
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
We’re pleased to announce the publication of an updated version of the antenatal laboratory handbook for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme.
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
Dr Anne Mackie, Director of PHE Screening, explains how inequalities affect screening and what actions we are taking to understand and address these differences.
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?
The annual call is your opportunity to make a proposal for a new topic to be considered by the UK NSC as part of its regular review process.
What PHE Screening blogged about in August 2017
In this blog we recap the what blog articles we published during the summer month of August. The blogs were plentiful as we saw our subscription numbers pass the 4,000 mark.
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
We have recently updated and published a one page summary for healthcare professionals explaining which newborn screening tests can be offered at different ages if any of these were initially missed.
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
As part of a wider investigation into why women are tested late, we commissioned the UK Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) and Sickle Cell Society (SCS) to carry out face to face interviews with women and couples who had recent experience of the SCT programme.