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.
AAA programme approaches millionth man milestone
It’s only just over 6 years since we started the national implementation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening in six limited areas of England. But later this autumn we’ll hit a significant milestone by screening our one millionth 65-year-old man.
Cancer screening programmes web content gets a new home
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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
Website content for health professionals about cancer screening in England is to get a new home. We are moving to the GOV.UK website in the next few weeks.
New virtual view learning for ultrasonographers
The latest national training for fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) ultrasonographers starts today (11 September) and it features a groundbreaking online learning package. The new training, which is being held for the first time in Cambridge today, instructs staff on …
Making screening information accessible to all
We have a duty to provide information about screening in a way that enables people to make informed choices. We aim to provide clear, concise and accurate evidence-based information for both public and professionals. To help ensure equality of access …
New blood spot sampling guidelines – give us your views
The NHS Newborn Blood Spot screening programme screens babies for nine rare but serious conditions by taking blood from the baby’s heel using a special device. This sample is placed onto a blood spot card and sent to a lab …
Data isn’t boring, it helps improve life-saving services
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
Chronic hepatitis B infection is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and can be transmitted from mother to baby. It is very infectious and can be passed: from a mother to her baby during pregnancy and birth from person …
Why cervical screening stops at 64
Every woman looks forward to her cervical screening (‘smear’) test right? OK, so maybe not! Some of you at least will be relieved to know that cervical screening stops at 64. But why is this?
Home improvements to PHE Screening sites
Screening information for health care professionals moved to a new home at GOV.UK. Home for information for the public is now NHS Choices. All these changes are part of the government’s digital strategy to reduce the number of government websites and …
Screening for the over 65s
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TJ Day, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Getting older shouldn’t be a barrier to people keeping an eye on their health. In England there are four screening programmes available to people over the age of 65. For some, we automatically send invitations. For others, people can contact …
Evidence update: new consultation on non-invasive prenatal testing and latest UK NSC recommendations
Non-invasive prenatal testing (now more commonly called cfDNA, or cell-free DNA testing) is an exciting development and the UK NSC is now consulting on introducing it to the existing fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP). As new technology can only be introduced …