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.
Primary care population screening update, spring 2016
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, Prostate cancer risk management
Download the Primary care screening letter May 2016. Note this version has been slightly changed on 31 May to clarify the figures quoted in the final section, on GP endorsement of bowel cancer screening letters. I'm Dr Anne Mackie, Director of …
Quarter 3 KPI screening data published
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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 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 …
New letters and leaflets for cervical screening
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme has introduced new invitation and result letters, along with new information leaflets for women invited to screening, and for women who are referred for colposcopy following an abnormal screening result.
A vision for vision screening
I was talking to a colleague the other day and he told me how his 4 year old son was diagnosed with a severe visual impairment in both eyes as a result of the child vision screen during his reception …
Diabetic eye screening software: understanding the inter-grader agreement tables and Cohen’s kappa
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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Shirley Large, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The Wessex Screening and Immunisation team would like to hear from colleagues about effective initiatives to achieve earlier booking for sickle cell and thalassemia (SCT) screening.
Cancer screening publications reach their new home
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TJ Day, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Prostate cancer risk management
Harlow Printing Ltd has printed, stored and distributed the antenatal and newborn (ANNB) and young person and adult (YPA) screening publications for a number of years already. Now it's providing the same service for the breast, cervical and bowel cancer screening programmes.
London Met Uni launches haemoglobinopathies module suitable for staff working in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
From September 2016, London Metropolitan University will deliver a module in haemoglobinopathies, which counts towards a master’s degree in blood science.
Expert group will ensure easy read screening information is fit for purpose
Developing easy read information isn’t easy. That’s why we’ve set up a new group to look at how to develop high quality national easy read information about screening.
Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Screening Programme (NIPE) Standards launched
As we launch the 2016 to 2017 NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) standards I am reminded of this quote by George Bernard Shaw: