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.
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme offers funded places for counselling courses
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We – the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme – are delighted to offer fully funded places and bursaries for eligible practitioners to attend 2 nationally recognised courses delivered by King’s College London:
Need some help making the most of the newborn blood spot failsafe system?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, if that’s the case, then I'm not sure how many words a video adds up to.
Hear all about it: AAA screening's successes and challenges
I’m Jonothan Earnshaw, clinical lead of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme, and in this audio blog I’ll be updating you on the programme's successes and challenges.
New screening leaflet for babies in special care units: order now
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Denise Dixon, 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
There are important differences in the way we offer newborn screening tests for babies in special care baby units. We have explained these differences in a new 8-page leaflet, 'Babies in special care units: screening tests for your baby', which …
Sign up for a masterclass to find out exactly what screening is and is not
We're running more of our popular screening masterclass events over the coming weeks and months.
Primary care population screening update, autumn 2015
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Prostate cancer risk management
Download the primary care screening letter. I'm Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Screening at PHE. This is our first letter to GPs in England. We know you're busy – we plan to send just 2 of these a year. They contain …
Do you know where to find cancer screening web content now?
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TJ Day, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
Online information about cancer screening for health professionals has been transitioned to the GOV.UK website. All aboard for a whistle-stop tour! The NHS Cancer Screening Programmes website has now been taken out of service.
Can't get an accurate nuchal translucency measurement? Don't let women miss out
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Sheila Miller, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
The screening quality assurance service (SQAS) is responsible for assuring the quality of all NHS screening programmes. An important aspect of this role is to ensuring that learning from screening incidents is shared among all local screening providers.
Eye screeners show power of social media in reaching wider audience
Diabetic eye screening professionals used the power of social media to raise awareness of the importance of retinal screening on World Sight Day earlier this month.
New UK National Screening Committee evidence process published
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
At the start of the year we made a commitment to the parliamentary Science and Technology Committee to produce a document explaining how the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) goes about collecting and analysing evidence, consulting and making recommendations …