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Primary care population screening update, spring 2016

...of bowel cancer screening letters. I'm Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening at Public Health England (PHE). This is my second biannual letter to GPs in England (the first was...

Quarter 3 KPI screening data published

We have published the key performance indicator (KPI) non-cancer screening data for the third quarter of 2015 to 2016 (1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015). KPIs are used to measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim to give a …

Diabetic eye screening software: understanding the inter-grader agreement tables and Cohen’s kappa

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Woman has her eyes looked at during her screening appointment.

Expert graders are central to the success of the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme. They study the digital photographs taken at screening clinics to assess if patients need to remain in routine screening or be referred for closer monitoring …

Wessex team plans campaign to promote earlier booking for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening

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...The Wessex screening and immunisation team is working with Wessex maternity providers to plan a campaign to promote earlier booking and we would like to build on tried and tested...

Cancer screening publications reach their new home

...major advantages offered by Harlow is the ability to set up standing orders for regular deliveries of items. We expect this to be particularly useful for the companies that undertake...

London Met Uni launches haemoglobinopathies module suitable for staff working in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening

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From September 2016, London Metropolitan University will deliver a module in haemoglobinopathies, which counts towards a master’s degree in blood science.