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.
Newborn blood spot screening: new guidelines, leaflets and data published
March was a busy month for the NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme and we’re now delighted to announce the publication of some great new resources.
Get ready for major changes to process for ordering cancer screening leaflets
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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
We are changing the way we store and distribute leaflets and other printed materials for our cancer screening programmes. This will affect all our clients who order our breast, cervical and bowel cancer screening resources.
Rubella susceptibility screening in pregnancy ends on 1 April
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Sharon Webb, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
Antenatal screening for rubella (German measles) susceptibility stops on 1 April 2016.
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: 2014 to 2015 data report published
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Matthew Charlton, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Every year, we, the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme, publish a data report, which evaluates the performance of the programme.
Updated guidance for GPs on PSA testing for prostate cancer
PHE Screening has published an updated information pack to help GPs and primary care professionals advise well men aged 50 and over about prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer.
Improving timeliness of antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We, the sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme, are launching an exciting new project which aims to engage the public and service users. This will help improve how we deliver screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia.
Diabetic eye screening: keep checking the numbers to maintain accurate patient lists
Diabetes UK estimates that more than 4 million people are living with diabetes in the UK. That number has been increasing by around 5% a year, which underlines the scale of the challenge facing local diabetic eye screening programmes that …
Reasons for differing haemoglobin variant percentages in carriers
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Shirley Henderson, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We at the sickle cell and thalassemia screening programme laboratory support service receive many interesting questions from our service users. These often fall into themes so we thought it would be useful to share some of this information with the …
Updated Screening tests for you and your baby booklets mailed out to all maternity units
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Mike Harris, Posted on:
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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
During March we are mailing out copies of the new print run of the 'Screening tests for you and your baby' booklet to every NHS trust in England that has a maternity unit.
Key performance indicators drive improvements in AAA screening performance
We use key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and drive improvements in the NHS screening programmes.