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.
Help us review the newborn and infant physical examination e-learning module
We launched the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) e-learning module in November 2013 to: support clinical practice help address inconsistencies in the delivery and quality of the newborn and infant physical examination
New breast screening guidance enables radiographers to get involved in arbitration of images
The NHS Breast Screening Programme has a history of helping skilful and ambitious radiographers progress in their careers.
We've helped thousands of babies during 10 years of newborn screening for sickle cell disease
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the full roll-out of newborn screening for sickle cell disease (SCD) in England.
Quality assurance interventions improve bowel scope screening
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David Holt and Billie Moores, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Screening to reduce or prevent bowel cancer requires expert endoscopists who look into the bowel and find cancers or signs that a patch of bowel (a polyp or adenoma) might develop into cancer.
We're consulting on revised newborn blood spot screening standards
We’ve spent the last couple of months reviewing the standards for newborn blood spot (NBS) screening and would like to invite feedback from all our stakeholders.
Screening key performance indicators: publication of quarter 4 2015 to 2016 data and other updates
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Lizzie Tempest, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, 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 have published the key performance indicator (KPI) non-cancer screening data for the fourth quarter of 2015 to 2016 (1 January to 30 March 2016). The KPIs are used to measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim …
Updates to test and training system benefit diabetic eye screening providers
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Shelley Widdowson and Patrick Rankin, Posted on:
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NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
We have been doing a lot of work to improve the quality and consistency of grading in the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.
New film can help ensure equal access to bowel scope screening
Bowel scope screening helps reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer.
New format to UK NSC consultations starts with 5 newborn blood spot conditions
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John Marshall, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) makes recommendations on all aspects of population screening. We make recommendations on more than 100 conditions, including recommendations to screen for more than 30.
Study finds AAA screening is effective and cost effective
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is effective and cost effective in detecting and treating men with AAAs.