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.
Who'd opt out of screening?
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Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
We’ve often discussed on this blog why screening is always a choice. This means that while many people will want to be screened, some won’t. It is our job to make sure the choice someone makes is the right one for them and acted on appropriately.
A day in the life of a QA advisor
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Sheila Miller, Posted on:
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General information, Screening Quality Assurance Service
My days are very varied working for the Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS) team across the North of England, with lots of travelling involved.
Register now for this year’s UK NSC conference!
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Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
We asked you recently to put 14 December 2016 in your diaries as that’s the date of the next annual UK National Screening Committee conference.
We're working on making NIPE SMART even smarter
A total of 110 out of 139 NHS trusts in England are now using the NIPE SMART (Screening Management and Reporting Tool) IT solution.
Our quality assurance visit was a positive experience that flew by
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Kirsty Jones, Posted on:
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General information, 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, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Kirsty Jones, the antenatal and newborn screening coordinator for Mid Cheshire Hosptials NHS Foundation Trust , talks about her experience of her first quality assurance visit and explains how she was pleasantly surprised.
Annual call for new screening topics: your chance to have your say
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has more than 400 registered stakeholders and many other groups interested in its work. A number of these will be keen to see population screening introduced in the UK for a condition that …
GPs can help ensure babies don't miss out on newborn blood spot screening
In his second blog post written for his fellow GPs, Dr Jim McMorran looks at newborn blood spot screening – more commonly known as the heel prick test.
PHE announces help for cervical screening laboratories
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England relies on laboratories to screen and report on cervical cytology samples (3.2 million were examined in 2014-15).
National updates and networking opportunities for London's cervical screening providers
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Noosheen Bashir, Posted on:
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NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
The London Screening Quality Assurance Services (SQAS) team held a meeting for London QA cytology, colposcopy and hospital-based programme coordinators.
Updated framework will help ensure quality of ultrasound scans in AAA screening
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Patrick Rankin, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme aims to reduce AAA-related mortality among men aged 65 and over by detecting AAAs early with an ultrasound test. The scan itself is quick, painless and non-invasive and the results are provided …